GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR OF THE DUODENUM - A CASE-REPORT

被引:10
作者
FLINNER, RL [1 ]
HAMMOND, EH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV UTAH,SCH MED,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84112
关键词
DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; NEOPLASMS; STROMAL TUMOR;
D O I
10.3109/01913129109016256
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TH742 [显微镜];
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摘要
The report describes a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor occurring in the duodenum in a 71-year-old woman. The neoplasm showed both epithelioid and spindle cell patterns by light microscopy. The ultrastructural features were diagnostic of nerve sheath origin. The tumor had numerous wrapping processes joined by junctions and surrounded by axons. No features of smooth muscle differentiation were identified. Immunocytochemistry was inconclusive. The differential diagnosis of such neoplasms is discussed.
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页码:503 / 507
页数:5
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