Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 120-129 , May 2006

Occurrence of other malignancies in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors

  • Abbas Agaimy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Nuremberg Clinic Center, Nuremberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Abbas Agaimy, MD, Institute of Pathology, Nuremberg Clinic Center, Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Strasse 1, 90419 Nuremberg, Germany.
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  • Peter H. Wünsch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Nuremberg Clinic Center, Nuremberg, Germany
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  • Leslie H. Sobin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
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  • Jerzy Lasota, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Soft Tissue Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.
    • ,
  • Markku Miettinen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Soft Tissue Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.09.004

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 120-129 , May 2006

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