Consideration on relative issues of gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
- Author:
Xiao-ting WU
1
;
Lin XIA
;
Xiao-fei ZHAO
Author Information
1. Departmnet of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. wxt1@medmail.com.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors;
drug therapy;
genetics;
pathology;
Humans
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2012;15(3):228-230
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nowadays one of the hot research topics in gastrointestinal surgery is gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). However, mechanisms of their formation and development, and the causes of recurrence following R0 resection, have not been fully understood. This article aims to investigate some important issues concerning the neoplastic essences of GIST including the genomics, bionomics, drug resistance and immunotherapy.