EUS for choosing best endoscopic treatment of mesenchymal tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract

Figure 3 A gastric stromal tumor treated by endoloop. A: An elevated lesion in gastric fundus; B: A homogeneous, hypoechoic mass (2.0 × 1.5 cm²) with a regular border originating from muscularis propria, which was diagnosed as a stromal tumor by endoscopic ultrasonography; C: Endoscopic ligation with an endoloop; D: Endoscopic view of an ulcer scar without tumor recurrence at the ligation site 2 mo later.