Primary oral KIT-positive tumour consistent with gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumours are characteristically positive for KIT (reflective of the c-KIT gene). A case is reported of an apparent rapidly growing gastrointestinal stromal tumour, which arose in the floor of the mouth and metastasized to the left neck without evidence of disease els...

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Published inInternational journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 658 - 660
Main Authors Miyazawa, H, Minemura, T, Ito, N, Narikawa, J, Kurashina, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2007
Elsevier
Subjects
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Dentistry
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - pathology
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors - secondary
Humans
Medical sciences
Mouth Floor - pathology
Mouth Neoplasms - pathology
Muscle Neoplasms - secondary
Neck Muscles - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit - analysis
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Surgery
Tumors
Digestive diseases
Treatment
Stomatology
Surgery
Primary
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
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Summary:Abstract Gastrointestinal stromal tumours are characteristically positive for KIT (reflective of the c-KIT gene). A case is reported of an apparent rapidly growing gastrointestinal stromal tumour, which arose in the floor of the mouth and metastasized to the left neck without evidence of disease elsewhere.
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ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.01.015