Efficacy of Mucosal Cutting Biopsy for the Histopathological Diagnosis of Gastric Submucosal Tumors

Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors occur frequently. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is performed commonly for diagnosis. However, the success rate of histological diagnosis is insufficient when the submucosal tumor (SMT) is small. Recently, another technique,...

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Main Authors: Akihisa Adachi, Yoshikazu Hirata, Hayato Kawamura, Takahito Harada, Reika Hattori, Daisuke Kumai, Yuki Yamamoto, Yuki Kojima, Hirokazu Ikeuchi, Noriyuki Hayashi, Hisato Mochizuki, Hiroki Takada, Ryuzo Yamaguchi, Satoshi Sobue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/499442