A gist of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2013; 5(6): 102-112
Published online Jun 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i6.102

A gist of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review

Ashwin Rammohan, Jeswanth Sathyanesan, Kamalakannan Rajendran, Anbalagan Pitchaimuthu, Senthil-Kumar Perumal, UP Srinivasan, Ravi Ramasamy, Ravichandran Palaniappan, Manoharan Govindan

Ashwin Rammohan, Jeswanth Sathyanesan, Kamalakannan Rajendran, Anbalagan Pitchaimuthu, Senthil-Kumar Perumal, UP Srinivasan, Ravi Ramasamy, Ravichandran Palaniappan, Manoharan Govindan, The Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Centre for GI Bleed, Division of HPB Diseases, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai 600001, India

Author contributions: Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Rajendran K, Pitchaimuthu A and Perumal SK contributed to the conception and design, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Srinivasan UP and Ramasamy R drafted the article and revised it critically for important intellectual content; Sathyanesan J, Palaniappan R and Govindan M gave the final approval of the version to be published.

Correspondence to: Dr. Ashwin Rammohan, The Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Centre for GI Bleed, Division of HPB Diseases, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Old Jail Road, Chennai 600001, India. ashwinrammohan@gmail.com

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Received: March 31, 2013
Revised: June 1, 2013
Accepted: June 8, 2013
Published online: June 15, 2013
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Core tip: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors have been recognized as a biologically distinctive tumor type, different from smooth muscle and neural tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. This review summarizes our current knowledge and recent advances regarding the histogenesis, pathology, molecular biology, the basis for the novel targeted cancer therapy and current evidence based management of these unique tumors.