Clinical course of subepithelial lesions detected on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Table 1 Characteristics of 8 patients with increased subepithelial masses

Patients	Age (yr)	Gender	Location	Initial size (mm)	Increased size(mm)	Follow-up interval (mo)	EUS	Treatment	Surgical gross pathology
1	60	F	Stomach	22	30	40	GIST	Operation	Schwannoma
2	63	M	Stomach	20	30	86	GIST	Observation
3	65	M	Stomach	15	40	12	GIST	Operation	GIST
4	37	F	Stomach	12	18	36	GIST	Observation
5	53	F	Stomach	12	20	56	Lipoma	Observation
6	44	F	Stomach	12	30	84	GIST	Operation	GIST
7	54	M	Stomach	4	10	81	Not performed	Observation
8	37	F	Esophagus	8	15	78	GIST	Observation

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; GIST: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor.