Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	2995
Country	India

Received	2013-04-01 08:35
Peer-Review Started	2013-04-01 10:54
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-16 09:18
Return for Revision	2013-04-18 19:36
Revised	2013-04-30 01:19
Second Decision	2013-06-08 16:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-06-10 04:14
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-06-19 04:15
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-06-26 17:52
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-07-10 16:12

ISSN	1948-5204 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Gist of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ashwin Rammohan, Jeswanth Sathyanesan, Kamalakannan Rajendran, Anbalagan Pitchaimuthu, Senthil-Kumar Perumal, UP Srinivasan, Ravi Ramasamy, Ravichandran Palaniappan and Manoharan Govindan
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Corresponding Author	Dr. Ashwin Rammohan, The Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation, Centre for GI Bleed, Division of HPB Diseases, Stanley Medical College Hospital, Old Jail Road, Chennai 600001, India. ashwinrammohan@gmail.com
Key Words	Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; c-KIT; Imatinib mesylate; Surgery; Review
Core Tip	Gastrointestinal stromal tumors have been recognized as a biologically distinctive tumor type, different from smooth muscle and neural tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. This review summarizes our current knowledge and recent advances regarding the histogenesis, pathology, molecular biology, the basis for the novel targeted cancer therapy and current evidence based management of these unique tumors.
Publish Date	2013-07-10 16:12
Citation	Rammohan A, Sathyanesan J, Rajendran K, Pitchaimuthu A, Perumal SK, Srinivasan UP, Ramasamy R, Palaniappan R, Govindan M. A gist of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A review. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2012; 5(6): 102-112
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v5/i6/102.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v5.i6.102

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Peer-review Report	2995-Peer review(s).pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	2995-Scientific editor work list.doc