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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2007; 13(7): 1098-1102
Published online Feb 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1098
KIT-negative gastrointestinal stromal tumors with a long term follow-up: A new subgroup does exist
Katerina Kontogianni-Katsarou, Constantina Lariou, Eugenia Tsompanaki, Christina Vourlakou, Evi Kairi-Vassilatou, Costas Mastoris, Georgia Pantazi, Agatha Kondi-Pafiti
Katerina Kontogianni-Katsarou, Evi Kairi-Vassilatou, Agatha Kondi-Pafiti, Department of Pathology, Athens Medical School, Areteion University Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave., Athens 11528, Greece
Constantina Lariou, Christina Vourlakou, Costas Mastoris, Georgia Pantazi, Department of Pathology, Evaggelismos General Hospital, Ipsiladou 45-47, Athens 10676, Greece
Eugenia Tsompanaki, Department of Statistics, School of Economics and Business, Athens University, Patision 76, Athens 10434, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Hellenic State Scholarship Foundation, Department of Science Promotion, No. 19366/2005
Correspondence to: Katerina Kontogianni-Katsarou, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, Athens Medical School, Areteion University Hospital, 1b, Agias Annis Str. 145 63, Kifisia, Greece. k.kontogianni@m2k.gr
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Received: October 27, 2006
Revised: November 15, 2006
Accepted: January 12, 2007
Published online: February 21, 2007
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