Cerebral relapse of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor during treatment with imatinib mesylate: Case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The management of unresectable or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has previously been difficult as they are resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiation. The development of imatinib mesylate has made a majo...

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Main Authors: Waring Paul, Goldstein David, Yip Desmond, Hughes Brett, Beshay Victoria, Chong Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/4/74