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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2007; 13(14): 2077-2082
Published online Apr 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i14.2077
Preoperative diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration
Kazuya Akahoshi, Yorinobu Sumida, Noriaki Matsui, Masafumi Oya, Rie Akinaga, Masaru Kubokawa, Yasuaki Motomura, Kuniomi Honda, Masayuki Watanabe, Takashi Nagaie
Kazuya Akahoshi, Yorinobu Sumida, Noriaki Matsui, Masaru Kubokawa, Yasuaki Motomura, Kuniomi Honda, Department of Gastroenterology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Masafumi Oya, Rie Akinaga, Department of Pathology, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka 820-8505, Japan
Masayuki Watanabe, Takashi Nagaie, Department of Surgery, Aso Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, 820-8505, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
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: January 21, 2007
Revised: February 15, 2007
Accepted: February 20, 2007
Published online: April 14, 2007
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