Prospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 10, 2015; 7(14): 1142-1149
Published online Oct 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i14.1142
Table 1 Summary of the 20 patients with submucosal tumors who underwent endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy and mucosal cutting biopsy
Age, mean ± SD (yr)61.8 ± 12.5
Male: Female10:10
Tumor location (upper/middle/lower)11/8/1
Tumor size ± SD (range) (mm)23.6 ± 11.5 (10-57)
≤ 20 mm : > 20 mm7:13
Growth pattern
Intraluminal16
Extraluminal4
Histological diagnosis
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor7
Leiomyoma6
Schwannoma2
Aberrant pancreas2
Glomus tumor1
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma1
Not diagnosed1

  • Citation: Ikehara H, Li Z, Watari J, Taki M, Ogawa T, Yamasaki T, Kondo T, Toyoshima F, Kono T, Tozawa K, Ohda Y, Tomita T, Oshima T, Fukui H, Matsuda I, Hirota S, Miwa H. Histological diagnosis of gastric submucosal tumors: A pilot study of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy vs mucosal cutting biopsy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(14): 1142-1149
  • URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i14/1142.htm
  • DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i14.1142