Diseases

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

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

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Abstract

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

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasm
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Neoplasms
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
  • Neoplasm, Gastrointestinal Stromal
  • Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Stromal
  • Stromal Neoplasm, Gastrointestinal
  • Stromal Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal
  • Stromal Tumor, Gastrointestinal
  • Stromal Tumors, Gastrointestinal
  • Tumor, Gastrointestinal Stromal
  • Tumors, Gastrointestinal Stromal
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Sarcoma

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Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Digestive System Neoplasms (1988-2004)
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms (1987-2004)

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  1. C04w.557.450.565w.370w
  2. C06w.301.371.308w
  3. C06w.405w.249.308w

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NLM Classification

WI 149

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046152. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046152
  2. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_stromal_tumor
  3. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1495661