Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising in the lesser omentum with a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) mutation: a case report and literature review

Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising in the lesser omentum with a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) mutation: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) arising from sites other than the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, termed extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGIST), are rare. Among EGIST, those with platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) mutations are even rarer, with only...

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Main Authors: Kohei Kanamori, Yukinori Yamagata, Yoshitaka Honma, Keiichi Date, Takeyuki Wada, Tsutomu Hayashi, Sho Otsuki, Shigeki Sekine, Takaki Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Katai, Toshiro Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Omentum
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01961-1

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