True smooth muscle neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract: morphological spectrum and classification in a series of 85 cases from a single institute

• Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery Vol. 392; no. 1; pp. 75 - 81
• Main Authors: Agaimy, Abbas, Wünsch, Peter H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - classification; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - metabolism; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - metabolism; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Leiomyoma - metabolism; Leiomyoma - pathology; Leiomyosarcoma - metabolism; Leiomyosarcoma - pathology; Male; Middle Aged

True smooth-muscle neoplasms of the GI tract have been only rarely studied in the KIT era. Their incidence among other GI mesenchymal tumours and their clinicopathological spectrum have not been sufficiently analysed. We reviewed all GI mesenchymal lesions at the Pathology Institute of the Nuremberg...