Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours: Consensus Statement on Diagnosis and Treatment

In the multidisciplinary management of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs), there is a need to coordinate the efforts of pathology, radiology, surgery and oncology. Surgery is the mainstay for resectable nonmetastatic GISTs, but virtually all GISTs are associated with a risk of metastasis. Imat...

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Main Authors: Martin E Blackstein, Jean-Yves Blay, Christopher Corless, David K Driman, Robert Riddell, Denis Soulières, Carol J Swallow, Shailendra Verma, on behalf of the Canadian Advisory Committee on GIST
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/434761