Endoscopic approach to gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Unrevealing CT scans and ambiguous surveillance endoscopies fuel rising frustration for patient and physician. Several recent developments have added considerably to our understanding of submucosal masses and the stromal cell tumors often lurking within them.
Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, 40536, USA. nickl@pop.uky.edu
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D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D019160:Endosonography; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging