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Predictors of recurrence after resection of small gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors of 5 cm or less.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2012
Kim Mi-Young, Park Young Soo, Choi Kee Don, Lee Jeong Hoon, Choi Kwi-Sook, Kim Do Hoon, Song Ho June, Lee Gin Hyug, Jung Hwoon-Yong, Kim Jin-Ho, Yun Sung-Cheol, Kim Kab Choong, Yook Jeong Hwan, Oh Sung Tae, Kim Byung Sik, Ryu Min-Hee, Kang Yoon-Koo
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: To evaluate the recurrence predicting factors of small gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) through the long-term follow-up after surgical/endoscopic resection. BACKGROUND: Although small gastric GISTs are known to have a low risk of recurrence after complete resection, the prognostic factors are not well known. STUDY: The study retrospectively analyzed the records of 136 patients with primary...
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