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Benign Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor that is characterized by a maximum diameter equal or less than 5 cm (gastric localization), or equal or less than 2 cm (intestinal localization) and no more than 5 mitotic figures per 50 high power fields. (NCI Thesaurus)
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