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Gastrointestinal stromal tumours: outcomes of surgical management and analysis of prognostic variables.

Haluk Recai Ünalp, Erdinç Kamer, Ali Doğan Bozdağ, Ercüment Tarcan, Mehmet Ali Önal

PubMed · 2009 · 28 citations · 26 references

Abstract

Overall survival is significantly affected by positive margins. A complete surgical resection with negative margins is the best method for definitive treatment of GISTs.

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