Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

"Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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All tumors in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT arising from mesenchymal cells (MESODERM) except those of smooth muscle cells (LEIOMYOMA) or Schwann cells (SCHWANNOMA).

Descriptor ID	D046152
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.450.565.370 C06.301.371.308 C06.405.249.308
Concept/Terms	Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Stromal Tumor, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Gastrointestinal Tumor, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Gastrointestinal Stromal Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasms Neoplasm, Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Stromal Stromal Neoplasm, Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasm Gastrointestinal Stromal Sarcoma Gastrointestinal Stromal Sarcoma

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors".

Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Histologic Type [C04.557]
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue [C04.557.450]
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue [C04.557.450.565]
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors [C04.557.450.565.370]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Digestive System Neoplasms [C06.301]
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms [C06.301.371]
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors [C06.301.371.308]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms [C06.405.249]
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors [C06.405.249.308]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2005	2	2
2006	1	1
2007	2	2
2008	1	1
2009	2	2
2012	1	1
2015	1	1

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Piessen G, Lefèvre JH, Cabau M, Duhamel A, Behal H, Perniceni T, Mabrut JY, Regimbeau JM, Bonvalot S, Tiberio GA, Mathonnet M, Regenet N, Guillaud A, Glehen O, Mariani P, Denost Q, Maggiori L, Benhaim L, Manceau G, Mutter D, Bail JP, Meunier B, Porcheron J, Mariette C, Brigand C. Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: What Is the Impact on Postoperative Outcome and Oncologic Results? Ann Surg. 2015 Nov; 262(5):831-9; discussion 829-40.

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Pedroso FE, Raut CP, Xiao H, Yeo CJ, Koniaris LG. Has the survival rate for surgically resected gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors improved in the tyrosine kinase inhibitor era? Ann Surg Oncol. 2012 Jun; 19(6):1748-58.

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Cheung MC, Zhuge Y, Yang R, Koniaris LG. Disappearance of racial disparities in gastrointestinal stromal tumor outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Jul; 209(1):7-16.

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Zhuge Y, Cheung MC, Yang R, Koniaris LG. Diagnosing gastrointestinal stromal tumors before the year 2000. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Mar; 18(3):1013-4; author reply 1014-5.

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Showalter SL, Lloyd JM, Glassman DT, Berger AC. Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: case report and a review of the literature. Arch Surg. 2008 Mar; 143(3):305-8.

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Gutierrez JC, De Oliveira LO, Perez EA, Rocha-Lima C, Livingstone AS, Koniaris LG. Optimizing diagnosis, staging, and management of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Sep; 205(3):479-91 (Quiz 524).

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Perez EA, Gutierrez JC, Jin X, Lee DJ, Rocha-Lima C, Livingstone AS, Franceschi D, Koniaris LG. Surgical outcomes of gastrointestinal sarcoma including gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a population-based examination. J Gastrointest Surg. 2007 Jan; 11(1):114-25.

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Perez EA, Livingstone AS, Franceschi D, Rocha-Lima C, Lee DJ, Hodgson N, Jorda M, Koniaris LG. Current incidence and outcomes of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors including gastrointestinal stromal tumors. J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Apr; 202(4):623-9.

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Tarn C, Merkel E, Canutescu AA, Shen W, Skorobogatko Y, Heslin MJ, Eisenberg B, Birbe R, Patchefsky A, Dunbrack R, Arnoletti JP, von Mehren M, Godwin AK. Analysis of KIT mutations in sporadic and familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors: therapeutic implications through protein modeling. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 May 15; 11(10):3668-77.

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Lipcan MT, Loren DE, Palazzo JP, Bibbo M, Dimarino AJ, Cohen S. Endosonographic diagnosis of recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors associated with Carney's syndrome. Gastroenterology. 2005 Jan; 128(1):169-74.

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