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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: case report with documentation of KIT gene mutation

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  1. Sikl’s Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty Hospital, E. Benese 13, 305 99 , Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic

    Ondrej Daum & Petr Mukensnabl

  2. Surgical Clinic, Medical Faculty Hospital, Alej Svobody 80, 323 18 , Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic

    Jiri Klecka & Vladimir Treska

  3. Radiological Clinic, Medical Faculty Hospital, Alej Svobody 80, 323 18 , Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic

    Jiri Ferda

  4. Sikl’s Department of Pathology, Laborator Spec. Diagnostiky, Medical Faculty Hospital, Alej Svobody 80, 323 18 , Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic

    Tomas Vanecek, Radek Sima & Michal Michal

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Daum, O., Klecka, J., Ferda, J. et al. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the pancreas: case report with documentation of KIT gene mutation. Virchows Arch 446, 470–472 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-004-1200-4

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