Clinical course of small gastric subepithelial lesion less than 20 mm diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
Endoscopic full thickness resection
Endoscopic ultrasound
Gastric subepithelial lesion
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Submucosal tumor
Journal
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
ISSN: 1440-1746
Titre abrégé: J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 8607909
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Mar 2024
07 Mar 2024
Historique:
revised:
26
01
2024
received:
02
07
2023
accepted:
20
02
2024
medline:
7
3
2024
pubmed:
7
3
2024
entrez:
7
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are treated as malignant gastric subepithelial lesions (SELs), and resection is recommended. However, small gastric SELs < 20 mm with no malignant features are monitored without histopathological examination, and the frequency of malignancy is unknown. This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological findings and clinical course of gastric SELs < 20 mm measured by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). This retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients with small gastric SELs < 20 mm diagnosed using EUS at a tertiary referral center between 2009 and 2021. The clinical course after diagnosis using EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) was reviewed. Among 333 patients with small gastric SELs, 104 patients with 105 lesions underwent EUS-FNA. The pathological diagnosis was confirmed in 87 patients. GISTs were the most common pathology (47%). Among the 87 patients, 43 underwent therapeutic interventions, including tumor resection and chemotherapy. In groups of tumor resection, the pathological tumor size on the resected specimen was significantly larger than the size measured by EUS (19.5 mm vs 15.0 mm, P < 0.001), and 37% of resected SELs were 20 mm or over. No recurrence was observed after tumor resection during a mean follow-up period of 40 months. Approximately 40% of small gastric SELs were malignant tumors, such as GIST, with most of them requiring treatment. Additionally, considering that the EUS measurement is 5 mm smaller than the pathological tumor diameter, further examinations, such as systematic EUS-FNA, may be required for SEL, including those smaller than 20 mm.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIM
OBJECTIVE
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are treated as malignant gastric subepithelial lesions (SELs), and resection is recommended. However, small gastric SELs < 20 mm with no malignant features are monitored without histopathological examination, and the frequency of malignancy is unknown. This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological findings and clinical course of gastric SELs < 20 mm measured by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).
METHODS
METHODS
This retrospective cohort study included consecutive patients with small gastric SELs < 20 mm diagnosed using EUS at a tertiary referral center between 2009 and 2021. The clinical course after diagnosis using EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) was reviewed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Among 333 patients with small gastric SELs, 104 patients with 105 lesions underwent EUS-FNA. The pathological diagnosis was confirmed in 87 patients. GISTs were the most common pathology (47%). Among the 87 patients, 43 underwent therapeutic interventions, including tumor resection and chemotherapy. In groups of tumor resection, the pathological tumor size on the resected specimen was significantly larger than the size measured by EUS (19.5 mm vs 15.0 mm, P < 0.001), and 37% of resected SELs were 20 mm or over. No recurrence was observed after tumor resection during a mean follow-up period of 40 months.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Approximately 40% of small gastric SELs were malignant tumors, such as GIST, with most of them requiring treatment. Additionally, considering that the EUS measurement is 5 mm smaller than the pathological tumor diameter, further examinations, such as systematic EUS-FNA, may be required for SEL, including those smaller than 20 mm.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Informations de copyright
© 2024 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
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