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Peritoneal Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
A gastrointestinal stromal tumor that arises from the peritoneum. This is an extragastrointestinal tumor, meaning that it does not arise directly from the gastrointestinal tract. (NCI Thesaurus)
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