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Diagnosis of gastric GISTs

V Terzin, Z Szepes, T Wittmann, L Czakó · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2012 · Heft 05

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Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
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V Terzin, Z Szepes, T Wittmann, L Czakó
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Heft 05 / 2012
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Erschienen: 2012-05-15 00:00:00
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0044-2771
DOI
10.1055/s-0032-1312431

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Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are difficult to diagnose, particularly when endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is not available to obtain cytological samples. However, GISTs demand a definitive diagnosis because they bear a malignant potential. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the clinical value of EUS and buttonhole biopsy in the diagnosis of gastric GISTs. Methods: Data on 6 GIST patients (3 male, 3 female, mean age: 60.3 yr, range: 43–72 yr) dating from 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Conventional radial EUS (GF-UE160, Olympus) was performed in al…

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Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie