Laparoscopic resection for a large gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) with diaphragm invasion following preoperative imatinib treatment: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Neoadjuvant imatinib for large GISTs may prevent tumor rupture and the need for extended surgery by reducing tumor size. In this study, we present a case of large gastric GIST with diaphragm invasion, due to the patient receiving laparoscopic resection following preoperative imatinib t...

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Published in:Int J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Yoshioka, Shoko, Tazawa, Hirofumi, Saito, Akihisa, Komo, Toshiaki, Sada, Haruki, Hadano, Naoto, Shimada, Norimitsu, Onoe, Takashi, Sudo, Takashi, Shimizu, Yosuke, Kuraoka, Kazuya, Suzuki, Takahisa, Tashiro, Hirotaka
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957117/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33714895
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105727
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