Research Article

Examine the Availability and Safety of Mucosal Cutting Biopsy Technique for Diagnosis of Gastric Submucosal Tumor

Table 1

Endoscopic findings and pathological diagnosis of gastric SMT patient performed with mucosal cutting biopsy.

PatientInformation of SMT by EGD, EUS, and MCBDiagnosis by resected specimen
CaseAgeGenderLocationSize (mm)DiagnosisKi-67 (%)Definitive diagnosisSize (mm)Nuclear fissionKi-67 (%)Miettinen classificationModified Fletcher classification

176MBody28GIST<5GIST35<51.8Very lowLow
274MBody19Heterotopic pancreas
346MAntrum8Heterotopic pancreas
456MFornix17GIST6.6GIST23<5Very lowLow
582MFornix22GISTGIST30<54Very lowLow
653FAngle13Heterotopic pancreas
774FBody12GIST2.2GIST1822Very lowLow
842MCardia24Leiomyoma
973FAngle15Heterotopic pancreas
1035FBody13Heterotopic pancreas
1168FBody26GIST0GIST30<52.9Very lowLow
1266FCardia14GIST1GIST35<53.6Very lowLow
1362MAngle12Negative
1470FCardia13Leiomyoma
1565MBody23GIST2.22GIST40<5<2Very lowLow
1672FCardia15GIST0
1769MBody29GIST4.3
1845MBody29GIST0GIST25<5<2Very lowLow
1973FBody9Heterotopic pancreas
2044FBody8Schwannoma
2138MBody17Heterotopic pancreas
2245FBody10GIST0Schwannoma100<2
2382FBody8GIST0
2459FCardia18Leiomyoma
2585MCardia15GIST6.5GIST15<5<2NoneVery low
2672MBody9Leiomyoma
2770FFornix9GISTUnknownGIST10<5<2NoneVery low
2857FAntrum8Heterotopic pancreas
2935MBody11Leiomyoma
3042FBody8Leiomyoma

SMT: submucosal tumor; EGD: esophagogastroduodenography; EUS: endoscopic ultrasound; MCB: mucosal cutting biopsy; GIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumor.