Surgery for multiple gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors and large esophageal diverticulum related to germline mutation of the KIT gene: a case report

Surgery for multiple gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors and large esophageal diverticulum related to germline mutation of the KIT gene: a case report

Abstract Background Familial gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors of the digestive tract caused by germline gain-of-function mutations in the KIT gene or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha gene (PDGFRA). These mutations cause not only multiple GISTs but also diff...

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Main Authors: Asami Arita, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yukinori Kurokawa, Seiichi Hirota, Toshirou Nishida, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kunihiko Kawai, Yuichi Motoyama, Eiichi Morii, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2023-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Familial GIST
Esophageal diverticulum
KIT germ-line mutation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01766-w
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