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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2010; 2(8): 271-277
Published online Aug 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i8.271
Published online Aug 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i8.271
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the stomach: How to manage?
Kazuya Akahoshi, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Masafumi Oya, Department of Pathology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Author contributions: Akahoshi K performed endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and wrote the paper; and Oya M performed immunohistological analysis of EUS-FNA specimens.
Correspondence to: Kazuya Akahoshi, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, 3-83 Yoshio Town, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan. kakahoshi2@aol.com
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Received: February 27, 2010
Revised: June 27, 2010
Accepted: July 4, 2010
Published online: August 16, 2010
Revised: June 27, 2010
Accepted: July 4, 2010
Published online: August 16, 2010
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