Diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a consensus approach.
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Christopher D M Fletcher,
Jules J Berman,
Christopher Corless,
Fred Gorstein,
Jerzy Lasota,
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B Jack Longley,
Markku Miettinen,
Timothy J O'Leary,
Helen Remotti,
Brian P Rubin,
Barry Shmookler,
Leslie H Sobin,
Sharon W Weiss
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