Journal article
Esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor: report of 7 patients
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate imaging features of esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) with clinical and histopathologic correlation and imaging follow-up.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this institutional review board-approved, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant retrospective study, 14 patients with pathologically proven esophageal GIST seen from January 2001 to October 2011, 7 patients (4 women; mean age 70 years, …
Authors
Shinagare AB; Zukotynski KA; Krajewski KM; Jagannathan JP; Butrynski J; Hornick JL; Ramaiya NH
Journal
Cancer Imaging, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 100–108
Publisher
E-MED
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1102/1470-7330.2012.0017
ISSN
1740-5025
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBenzamidesChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyElectronic Health RecordsEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Follow-Up StudiesGastrointestinal Stromal TumorsHumansImatinib MesylateIncidental FindingsMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasms, Second PrimaryPiperazinesPositron-Emission TomographyPyrimidinesRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment Outcome