Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms that
arise in the gastrointestinal tract and rarely elsewhere in the abdomen. GISTs that develop …

Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent the majority of
primary non-epithelial neoplasms of the digestive tract, most frequently expressing the KIT …

Abstract Interstitial Cajal‐like Cells (ICLC) were recently recognized in a plethora of non‐
digestive organs. Here, we describe a cell type of rat mesentery sharing ultrastructural and …

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are uncommon mesenchymal spindle-cell or
epithelioid neoplasms, located mainly with higher frequency in the stomach and small …

INTRODUCTION: Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal
tumor of the gastrointestinal tract (GI). GIST that arises primarily outside the GI tract is termed …

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors or “GIST” are mesenchymal neoplasms expressing KIT
(CD117) tyrosine kinase and showing the presence of activating mutations in KIT or …

The development of immunohistochemical methods has outlined a particular group of
tumors, with very specific features and treatment, originating in the Cajal cells of the …

Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) are rare mesenchymal neoplasms, which
develop in the retroperitoneum, mesentery, and omentum, lacking continuity to the stomach …

A well-circumscribed mass 70 X 35 X 28 cm in size and 41 kg in weight was detected at
necropsy in a male adult horse within the omentum major without any association to the …

Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) arising from sites other than the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract, termed extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGIST), are rare …