Trends in incidence and survival of mesenchymal neoplasm of the digestive tract within a defined population of Northern Norway

• Published in: APMIS
• Main Authors: STEIGEN, SONJA ERIKSSON, EIDE, TOR J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Gist; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_261.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0463.2006.apm_261.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_261.x

Population‐based incidence and survival data for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) are sparse due to the fact that GIST is a rather novel entity both clinically and pathologically, and has not been registered as a separate entity in population‐based cancer registries. The aim of the present stud...