Preoperative diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 13, Issue 14

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Clinical Research

World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2007; 13(14): 2077-2082
Published online Apr 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2077

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics (n = 53)

Anatomic sites of the lesions
	Esophagus	n = 4	Stomach	n = 43
	Duodenum	n = 1	Rectum:	n = 4
	Pancreas	n = 1
Final diagnosis after EUS-FNA
Surgically resected cases (n = 32)
	GIST:	n = 27	Leiomyoma:	n = 1
	Neurinoma:	n = 2	Accessory spleen:¹	n = 1
	Esophageal cancer:	n = 1
Not surgically rsected cases (n = 21)
	GIST:	n = 6	Ectopic pancreas:	n = 2
	Recurrence of rectal cancer:	n = 2	Neurinoma:	n = 1
	Leiomyoma:	n = 1	Pancreatic cancer:	n = 1
	Not diagnostic:	n = 8

¹Laparotomic biopsy only.

Citation: Akahoshi K, Sumida Y, Matsui N, Oya M, Akinaga R, Kubokawa M, Motomura Y, Honda K, Watanabe M, Nagaie T. Preoperative diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(14): 2077-2082
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i14/2077.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2077

Akahoshi K, Sumida Y, Matsui N, Oya M, Akinaga R, Kubokawa M, Motomura Y, Honda K, Watanabe M, Nagaie T. Preoperative diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(14): 2077-2082 [PMID: 17465451 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2077]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.