Natural history of asymptomatic small gastric subepithelial tumors

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-336

  Kim, Mi Young ^a   Jung, Hwoon Yong ^a   Choi, Kee Don ^a   Song, Ho June ^a   Lee, Jeong Hoon ^a   Kim, Do Hoon ^a   Choi, Kwi Sook ^a   Lee, Gin Hyug ^a   Kim, Jin Ho ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

endoscopic ultrasound; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; stomach; subepithelial tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TUMOR; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORPHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL GASTRIC SUBEPITHELIAL TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952815485     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318206474e     Document Type: Article

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