Current Status of Endoscopic Resection of Gastric Subepithelial Tumors

• Published in: The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 114; no. 5; pp. 718 - 725
• Main Authors: Chen, Huimin, Li, Baiwen, Li, Lianyong, Vachaparambil, Cicily T., Lamm, Vladimir, Chu, Yuan, Xu, Meidong, Cai, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Dissection; Early Detection of Cancer; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection - methods; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection - trends; Endoscopy; Gastric Mucosa - pathology; Gastric Mucosa - surgery; Health surveillance; Humans; Medical diagnosis; Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis; Precancerous Conditions - pathology; Precancerous Conditions - surgery; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Tumors

Most gastrointestinal (GI) subepithelial tumors (SETs) are identified incidentally during endoscopic examination and are located in the stomach. Some SETs are malignant or have the potential to become malignant. Tumors originating from deeper layers, such as the muscularis propria or serosa, are not...