Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8703-8708
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8703
Table 1 Patient characteristics of 51 gastric endocrine tumors who underwent endoscopic resection n (%)
Male:female28:22
Mean age, yr58.6 ± 12.2
Associated symptoms
Abdominal discomfort14 (28.0)
Body weight loss1 (2.0)
Diarrhea1 (2.0)
Other symptom1 (2.0)
Associated disease
Diabetes mellitus5 (10.0)
Thyroid disease1 (2.0)
Combined other malignancy2 (4.0)
Number of tumors
148 (96.0)
≥ 22 (4.0)
Tumor location
Antrum4 (8.0)
Body38 (76.0)
Fundus or cardia8 (16.0)
Tumor size
≤ 10 mm33 (66.0)
> 10 mm17 (34.0)
EUS invasion depth
Mucosa and submucosa49 (98.0)
MP1 (2.0)
Treatment methods
EMR41 (82.0)
ESD9 (18.0)