Global epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST): A systematic review of population-based cohort studies

Søreide, Kjetil; M. Sandvik, Oddvar; Arne Søreide, Jon; Giljača, Vanja; Jurečková, Andrea; Bulusu, V.R.

doi:10.1016/j.canep.2015.10.031

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Global epidemiology of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST): A systematic review of population-based cohort studies

Published in Cancer Epidemiology • Nov 24, 2015

Authors:

Kjetil Søreide

Oddvar M. Sandvik

Jon Arne Søreide

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare, yet the most common mesenchymal tumour within the digestive tract. Lack of diagnostic criteria and no specific code in the ICD system has prevented epidemiological evaluation except from overt malignant cases in the past. A global estima...

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Medicine

Epidemiology

GiST

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