The natural history of gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors arising from muscularis propria: An endoscopic ultrasound survey

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 821-825

  Bruno, Mauro ^a   Carucci, Patrizia ^a   Repici, Alessandro ^b   Pellicano, Rinaldo ^a   Mezzabotta, Lavinia ^a   Goss, Matteo ^a   Magnolia, Maria Rita ^c   Saracco, Giorgio Maria ^a   Rizzetto, Mario ^a   De Angelis, Claudio ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echoendoscopy; Endoscopic ultrasound; EUS; Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; GIST

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLOMUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MUSCULARIS PROPRIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 70349686499     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31818f50b8     Document Type: Article

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