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Esophageal stromal tumors : A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 17 cases and comparison with esophageal leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas by MIETTINEN, M, SARLOMO-RIKALA, M, SOBIN, L. H, LASOTA, J

“…Although rare elsewhere in the gastrointestinal tract, leiomyomas (LMs) are the most common esophageal mesenchymal neoplasms. In contrast, gastrointestinal…”
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TNM classification of malignant tumors, fifth edition (1997) by Sobin, Leslie H., Fleming, Irvin D.

“…The fifth edition of the TNM classification has been published. The major changes (modifications, additions, and deletions) are summarized in this article…”
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors and leiomyosarcomas in the colon : A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 44 cases by MIETTINEN, Markku, SARLOMO-RIKALA, Maarit, SOBIN, Leslie H, LASOTA, Jerzy

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), mesenchymal tumors largely specific for the gastrointestinal tract, have been well defined in the stomach and small…”
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Prognosis of gastrointestinal smooth-muscle (stromal) tumors : Dependence on anatomic site by EMORY, T. S, SOBIN, L. H, LUKES, L, LEE, D. H, O'LEARY, T. J

“…Although the significance of various prognostic factors, such as tumor size and mitotic index (MI), has been well established for smooth-muscle tumors of the…”
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A National Cancer Institute Workshop on Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome: Meeting Highlights and Bethesda Guidelines by Rodriguez-Bigas, M A, Boland, C R, Hamilton, S R, Henson, D E, Jass, J R, Khan, P M, Lynch, H, Perucho, M, Smyrk, T, Sobin, L, Srivastava, S

“…On Nov 11-12, the Early Detection Branch of the National Cancer Institute convened an international workshop to clarify the role of genetics in the pathology…”
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Expression of cytokeratins 7 and 20 in carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract by Kende, A I, Carr, N J, Sobin, L H

“…Aims:  The differential expression of cytokeratin (CK) 7 and 20 by carcinomas may help in determining the primary site of a metastatic tumour. The aim of this…”
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors/smooth muscle tumors (GISTs) primary in the omentum and mesentery : Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 26 cases by MIETTINEN, M, MONIHAN, J. M, SARLOMO-RIKALA, M, KOVATICH, A. J, CARR, N. J, EMORY, T. S, SOBIN, L. H

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumor or smooth muscle tumor (GIST) is the designation for a major subset of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors that histologically,…”
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Polymorphisms in Th1-type cell-mediated response genes and risk of gastric cancer by Hou, L., El-Omar, E.M., Chen, J., Grillo, P., Rabkin, C.S., Baccarelli, A., Yeager, M., Chanock, S.J., Zatonski, W., Sobin, L.H., Lissowska, J., Fraumeni, J.F., Chow, W.H.

“…Helicobacter pylori infection, the dominant risk factor for gastric cancers, has been shown to elicit T helper type 1 (Th1) polarized immunological responses…”
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The Staging of Cancer: A Retrospective and Prospective Appraisal by Greene, Frederick L, Sobin, Leslie H

“…The tumor‐node‐metastasis (TNM) classification describes the anatomic extent of cancer. The ability to separately classify the individual T, N, and M elements…”
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World Health Organization classification of tumors by Kleihues, Paul, Sobin, Leslie H.

“…The World Health Organization announces a new series entitled World Health Organization Classification of Tumors. This continuation of the International…”
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Immunohistochemical Spectrum of GISTs at Different Sites and Their Differential Diagnosis with a Reference to CD117 (KIT) by Miettinen, Markku, Sobin, Leslie H, Sarlomo-Rikala, Maarit

“…Gastrointestinal (GI) stromal tumor (GIST) is the designation for the major subset of GI mesenchymal tumors and encompasses most tumors previously classified…”
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Evaluation of malignancy and prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review by Miettinen, Markku, El-Rifai, Wa'El, H, Leslie, Lasota, Jerzy

“…This paper reviews data on the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). These tumors are specific KIT-expressing and KIT-signaling–driven…”
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Prevalence of esophageal dysmotility in a cohort of patients with esophageal biopsies consistent with eosinophilic esophagitis by Bassett, J., Maydonovitch, C., Perry, J., Sobin, L., Osgard, E., Wong, R.

“…Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasingly being diagnosed in adults presenting with dysphagia, food impactions, and chest pain. Studies to date provide…”
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KIT mutation portends poor prognosis in gastrointestinal stromal/smooth muscle tumors by Ernst, S I, Hubbs, A E, Przygodzki, R M, Emory, T S, Sobin, L H, O'Leary, T J

“…Gastrointestinal stromal/smooth muscle tumors (GISTs) are uncommon neoplasms for which current criteria for the diagnosis of malignancy (location, size, and…”
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Carcinoid tumors of the ampulla of vater : A comparison with duodenal carcinoid tumors by MAKHLOUF, H. R, BURKE, A. P, SOBIN, L. H

“…Although ampullary carcinoid tumors (ACs) are often categorized clinically as duodenal carcinoid tumors (DCs), there are distinct clinical and pathologic…”
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Sclerosing mesenteritis, mesenteric panniculitis and mesenteric lipodystrophy: A single entity? by EMORY, T. S, MONIHAN, J. M, CARR, N. J, SOBIN, L. H

“…We reviewed 84 cases coded as mesenteric lipodystrophy (ML), mesenteric panniculitis (MP), or retractile mesenteritis and sclerosing mesenteritis (SM), grading…”
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, intramural leiomyomas, and leiomyosarcomas in the rectum and anus : A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular genetic study of 144 cases by MIETTINEN, Markku, FURLONG, Mary, SARLOMO-RIKALA, Maarit, BURKE, Allen, SOBIN, Leslie H, LASOTA, Jerzy

“…Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), the specific KIT-positive mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, have been sporadically reported in the…”
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Carcinoids of the jejunum and ileum: An immunohistochemical and clinicopathologic study of 167 cases by BURKE, A. P, THOMAS, R. M, ELSAYED, A. M, SOBIN, L. H

“…Carcinoid tumors of the gastrointestinal tract differ in their clinical and histopathologic features, depending on the site of origin. There are few…”
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Epithelial noncarcinoid tumors and tumor-like lesions of the appendix. A clinicopathologic study of 184 patients with a multivariate analysis of prognostic factors by Carr, N J, McCarthy, W F, Sobin, L H

“…The current understanding of appendiceal epithelial tumors is based on series composed of relatively small numbers of patients and on case reports. The aim of…”
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Ganglioneuromas of the gastrointestinal tract. Relation to Von Recklinghausen disease and other multiple tumor syndromes by Shekitka, K M, Sobin, L H

“…We studied 43 patients with ganglioneuromas of the gastrointestinal tract accessioned at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) from 1940 to 1990 in…”
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