Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2010; 2(9): 364-368
Published online Sep 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i9.364
Table 3 Discrimination of the multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumor in adult[6-10,12]
Clinical featuresMutationHyperplasia of ICCFamily historyMuscularis propria involvement
Sporadic GIST(-)(+) Somatic mutation(-)(-)(+)
Familial GIST(+) Skin pigmentation(+) Germline mutation(+) Diffuse(+)(+)
Neurofibromatosis type 1 associated GIST(+) Skin nodule and pigmentation(-) rare(+) Focal or mild(+)(+)
Metastatic diseaseaaaa(-)