Gastrointestinal stromal tumors and second primary malignancies: a retrospective monocentric analysis.
In conclusion, our study did not find any significant correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and the development of a second tumor in GIST patients. Further analyses and strict follow up protocols are needed in order to early diagnose and promptly treat a second primary tumor in the GIST population.
PMID: 32657607 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neoplasma - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Comandini D, Grassi M, Prelaj A, Martelli V, Damiani A, Damiano G, Rebuzzi SE Tags: Neoplasma Source Type: research
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