Open AccessEvaluation of Upper Endoscopic and Endoscopic Ultrasound Features in the Differential Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors and Leiomyomas in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Author(s) -
Rolandas Vaicekauskas,
Jurgita Urbonienė,
Juozas Stanaitis,
Jonas Valantinas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000504327
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , gastrointestinal tract , differential diagnosis , stromal cell , radiology , endoscopy , leiomyoma , stromal tumor , upper endoscopy , ultrasound , pathology
Differentiation between benign and malignant subepithelial lesions (SELs) in the upper gastrointestinal tract (UGT) leads to far-reaching clinical consequences. An accurate diagnosis can be challenging because of the insufficient diagnostic yield of upper endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and different types of biopsy.