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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6096-6099
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6096
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6096
Perforation of the colon by invading recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors during sunitinib treatment
Hoon Hur, Sung Bae Jee, Wook Kim, Hae Myung Jeon, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 150-713, South Korea
Ae Ryoung Park, Department of Pharmacy, St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul 150-713, South Korea
Seung Eun Jung, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 150-713, South Korea
Author contributions: Hur H wrote the paper; Jeon HM and Kim W designed this case report; Park AR and Jee SB contributed to the information of the drug; Jung SE contributed to the results of imaging studies.
Correspondence to: Hae Myung Jeon, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, 62 Youido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-713, South Korea. hmjeon@catholic.ac.kr
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Received: July 13, 2007
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
Revised: August 18, 2008
Accepted: August 25, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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