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https://mnclhd.intersearch.com.au/mnclhdjspui/handle/123456789/332| Title: | A couple with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) |
| Authors: | Poursoltan, P.;Begbie, S. |
| MNCLHD Author: | Poursoltan, Pirooz Begbie, Stephen |
| Issue Date: | May-2009 |
| Citation: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009. 5(2):142-145. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2009.01203.x |
| Abstract: | We present a 70-year old woman with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and her partner, a 79-year old man with multiple gastric GIST tumors. This tumor is considered a rare malignancy with a reported incidence of 6–13 new cases per million. Our patients were found to have different genetic mutations in the C-KIT gene as the cause of their disease but, given the rarity of this tumor, it raises a question about their possible exposure to carcinogens or another shared mechanism that might have been involved in the pathogenesis of this cancer. |
| URI: | https://mnclhd.intersearch.com.au/mnclhdjspui/handle/123456789/332 |
| Keywords: | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors;Carcinogens;Stomach Neoplasms;Mutation |
| Appears in Collections: | Gastroenterology Oncology / Cancer |
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