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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2609-2611
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2609
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2609
Endoscopic enucleation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: Report of five cases
Toshio Katoh, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Tomomi Mohri, Hiroshi Suzuki, Division of Surgery, Toyama Hospital, Tsu-City 514-0043, Japan
Correspondence to: Hiroshi Suzuki, MD, Division of Surgery, Toyama Hospital, 17-22 Minami-Shinmachi, Tsu-City 514-0043, Japan. fm4cbmz7@ztv.ne.jp
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Received: November 3, 2007
Revised: February 22, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
Revised: February 22, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the stomach was treated by endoscopic enucleation in five patients. They were three men and two woman, aged 36-56 years. Tumors located in the cardia were completely enucleated endoscopically without any serious complication. The largest diameter of removed tumors ranged from 1.2 to 2.5 cm. Histopathological diagnosis was GIST with low risk of malignancy (mitotic index < 5/50 high power field) in all cases. The patients were disease-free for 10.5-42.2 mo after endoscopic enucleation.