Laparoscopic resection of locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) of the stomach following neoadjuvant imatinib chemoreduction
•Laparoscopic resection of locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) is rarely offered to patients.•First-line cytoreductive imatinib represents an interesting alternative to radical debulking surgery.•Significant downstaging of the primary tumour with neoadjuvant imatinib can increa...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4353961/ |