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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2006; 12(17): 2793-2797
Published online May 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i17.2793
Long-term survival of a case with multiple liver metastases from duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumor drastically reduced by the treatment with imatinib and hepatectomy
Chouhei Sakakura, Akeo Hagiwara, Koji Soga, Koji Miyagawa, Susumu Nakashima, Tetsuji Yoshikawa, Shuichi Kin, Yuenn Nakase, Nobuki Yamaoka, Yoshihiko Sagara, Hisakazu Yamagishi
Chouhei Sakakura, Akeo Hagiwara, Koji Soga, Koji Miyagawa, Susumu Nakashima, Tetsuji Yoshikawa, Shuichi Kin, Yuenn Nakase, Nobuki Yamaoka, Yoshihiko Sagara, Hisakazu Yamagishi, Department of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0841, Japan
Supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, and by grants from the Uehara Memorial Foundation and Inamori Foundation, Japan
Correspondence to: Chouhei Sakakura, MD, PhD, Department of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kamigyo-ku, Kawaramachi-dori, Kyoto 602, Japan. sakakura@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: May 9, 2005
Revised: June 1, 2005
Accepted: July 1, 2005
Published online: May 7, 2006
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