Special considerations in pediatric gastrointestinal tumors Journal Article
| Authors: | Pappo, A. S.; Janeway, K.; Laquaglia, M.; Kim, S. Y. |
| Article Title: | Special considerations in pediatric gastrointestinal tumors |
| Abstract: | Pediatric gastrointestinal tumors are rare in children but are being increasingly recognized. These tumors have distinct biologic and clinical feature that are different from those observed in adults. This review highlights the biological and clinical characteristics of pediatric GIST and provides diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for the management these unique and challenging group of tumors. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011; 104:928-932. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | osteosarcoma; gene amplification; pediatric; neuroblastoma; thorax radiography; rhabdomyosarcoma; point mutation; gist; b raf kinase; succinate dehydrogenase; gastrointestinal tumor; igf1 |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Volume: | 104 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4790 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2011-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 928 |
| End Page: | 932 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jso.21868 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 22069178 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 9 December 2011" - "CODEN: JSONA" - "Source: Scopus" |
