Imatinib mesylate in clinically suspected gastric stromal tumors

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摘要 Gastrointestinalstromaltumors(GISTs)occurmostfrequentlyinthestomach.DiagnosisofgastricGISTisnotalwaysclearbeforesurgery.Flexibleendoscopymaysuggestthenatureofthelesion(abulkytumorwithpreservedmucosa);however,biopsyisrarelydiagnostic.Therefore,diagnosticmedicationwithsafedrugsmayprovideafeasiblewayundersuchconditionsafteraninformedconsentisobtained.Basedontheexcellentefficacyofimatinibmesylate(IM)inthetreatmentofGIST,wesuccessfullyapplieditinthediagnosticmedicationoftwopatientswithclinicallysuspectedgastricstromaltumors.Inconclusion,thediagnosticmedicationwithIMcanbeanalternativeoptionforpatientswithsuspectedGISTthatcannotbeconfirmedpathologically.
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出版日期 2013年05月15日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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