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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2011; 3(5): 86-94
Published online May 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.86
Published online May 16, 2011. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.86
Figure 2 Gastric gastrointestinal stromal cell tumors: Endoscopic aspects, endoscopic ultrasonography-imaging and tissue sampling.
A: Endoscopic image of the lesion; note that the lesion is covered by a normal mucosa with a central umbilication (black arrow); B: EUS imaging of the lesion, which is located in the 4th echo-poor layer (muscularis propria); C: EUS-FNA of the lesion; note the presence of the needle (white arrow); D: Histological specimen of the EUS-FNA. EUS:Endoscopic ultrasonography; EUS-FNA: EUS-guided fne needle aspiration.
- Citation: Papanikolaou IS, Triantafyllou K, Kourikou A, Rösch T. Endoscopic ultrasonography for gastric submucosal lesions. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 3(5): 86-94
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v3/i5/86.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v3.i5.86