Monem Makki Alshok

Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

Publications

• Research Article   
  A clinical study on GIST in Babylon
  Author(s): Monem Makki Alshok*
  
  GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor) is a type of soft tissue sarcoma arising from interstitial cell of Cajal in GIT. It is important to note that all GISTs can be cancerous. Disease-free survival rates (refer only to the percentage of people who experience a complete remission after finishing treatment) can be fulfilled by early surgery and therapy using tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Aim: To study the behaviour of this uncommon GIT tumour in our patients and the overall survival rate following medical treatment. Method: 34 patients with GIST were studied in Merjan Teaching hospital, their diagnosis made on OGD and histopathology and Immunohistochemistry. The period of the study started during the year 2013 to end of January 2015, the clinical manifestation and presentation and the main methods of treatment are studied. Results: From these 32 patients with GIST, .. Read More»
  

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