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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2018; 24(18): 1925-1941
Published online May 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i18.1925
Published online May 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i18.1925
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A multidisciplinary challenge
Juan Manuel Sanchez-Hidalgo, Manuel Duran-Martinez, Sebastian Rufian-Peña, Alvaro Arjona-Sanchez, Angela Casado-Adam, Antonio Cosano-Alvarez, Javier Briceño-Delgado, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Rafael Molero-Payan, Department of Intern Medicine, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Rafael Molero-Payan, Lipids and Atherosclerosis Research Unit, IMIBIC/Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía/Universidad de Córdoba, Cordoba 14004, Spain
Author contributions: Sanchez-Hidalgo JM, Duran-Martinez M and Molero-Payan R contributed to the conception and design of the review; Sanchez-Hidalgo JM, Duran-Martinez M, Molero-Payan R, Casado-Adam A and Cosano-Alvarez A contributed to literature review and analysis; Sanchez-Hidalgo JM, Duran-Martinez M and Arjona-Sanchez A contributed to drafting and critical revision and editing; Sanchez-Hidalgo JM, Rufian-Peña S and Briceño-Delgado J approved the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.
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Correspondence to: Juan Manuel Sanchez-Hidalgo, MD, PhD, Doctor, Surgical Oncologist, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, Cordoba 14004, Spain. juanmanuelsanchezhidalgo@hotmail.com
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Received: March 27, 2018
Peer-review started: March 28, 2018
First decision: April 19, 2018
Revised: April 27, 2018
Accepted: May 6, 2018
Article in press: May 6, 2018
Published online: May 14, 2018
Peer-review started: March 28, 2018
First decision: April 19, 2018
Revised: April 27, 2018
Accepted: May 6, 2018
Article in press: May 6, 2018
Published online: May 14, 2018
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