In this article we comment on the paper by Xu describing retrospective data on endoscopic treatment outcome of esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Esophageal GIST is a rare type of mesenchymal tumor. GISTs originate from the intersti...
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors surrounding the esophagogastric junction are often challenging to resect, with no consensus regarding the optimal surgical technique. Here in, we present a case of concurrent gastric cancer in the antrum and gastrointe...
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
May 1, 2024
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are common gastric mesenchymal tumors that are potentially malignant. However, endoscopic ultrasonography is poor in diagnosing gastrointestinal stromal tumors. The study investigated the efficacy of ...
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Gatrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the main mesenchymal tumors found in the gastrointestinal system. GISTs clinical phenotypes differ significantly and their molecular basis is not yet completely known. microRNAs (miRNAs) have bee...
Zhonghua wei chang wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Sep 25, 2021
Contrast-enhanced CT is an important method of preoperative diagnosis and evaluation for the malignant potential of gastric submucosal tumor (SMT). It has a high diagnostic accuracy rate in differentiating gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIS...
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Dec 1, 2019
A 67-year-old man presented with bloody stools. Colonoscopy showed a small submucosal tumor in the lower rectum. As the tumor was small, follow-up was chosen. Although he was instructed to undergo reexamination 1 year later, he did not comply. Four y...
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