St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
J Surg Oncol. 2011 Dec;104(8):928-32. doi: 10.1002/jso.21868.
Pediatric gastrointestinal tumors are rare in children but are being increasingly recognized. These tumors have distinct biologic and clinical feature that are different from those observed in adults. This review highlights the biological and clinical characteristics of pediatric GIST and provides diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for the management these unique and challenging group of tumors.
小儿胃肠道肿瘤在儿童中较为罕见,但越来越受到关注。这些肿瘤具有独特的生物学和临床特征,与成人观察到的不同。本文重点介绍了小儿 GIST 的生物学和临床特征,并为管理这组独特且具有挑战性的肿瘤提供了诊断和治疗指南。