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Costa D, Ramai D, Tringali A. Novel classification of gastric polyps: The good, the bad and the ugly. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:3640-3653. [PMID: 39192997 PMCID: PMC11346164 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i31.3640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Gastric polyps (GPs) are increasingly common. On upper endoscopy, they should be examined with white light and occasionally chromoendoscopy, and their morphology classified according to the Paris classification. Most GPs have a typical endoscopic appearance and can be associated with diseases like Helicobacter pylori infection. Histological examination is necessary for an accurate diagnosis. While most polyps are non-neoplastic and do not require treatment, some carry a risk of malignancy or are already malignant. Therefore, understanding the diagnosis, classification, and management of GPs is crucial for patient prognostication. Our new classification categorizes GPs into "good", "bad", and "ugly" based on their likelihood of becoming malignant. We aim to provide descriptions of the endoscopic appearance, pathology, treatment, and follow-up for different GPs, as well as clinical management flowcharts.
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- Deborah Costa
- Department of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, AULSS2, Conegliano Hospital, Conegliano 31015, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Department of Digestive Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, AULSS2, Conegliano Hospital, Conegliano 31015, Italy
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Erdem RE, Bektaş M, Ellik ZM, Ceyhan K. Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography to Differentiate between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Leiomyoma Localized in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2024; 14:20-23. [PMID: 39022203 PMCID: PMC11249890 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) have malignant potential. Distinction of GISTs from leiomyoma is important to the decision of follow-up or treatment for upper gastrointestinal tract subepithelial lesions (SELs). There are few studies on the evaluation of gastrointestinal SELs with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) elastography. Aims To evaluate the efficiency of strain ratio (SR) measurement and Giovannini's classification (Gc) by EUS elastography in differentiating GISTs from leiomyomas. Materials and methods Twenty-three lesions with histopathological diagnoses of 13 GISTs and 10 leiomyomas were evaluated. The lesions' SR values were obtained from EUS reports retrospectively. Giovannini's classification was performed according to the elastography images recorded in the system. The effectiveness of SR and Gc in the distinction between GIST and leiomyomas was evaluated. Results Twelve of the GISTs and 3 of the leiomyomas were with scores 4 and 5 according to Gc (p = 0.006). Gastrointestinal stromal tumors had a higher SR than leiomyomas (p = 0.001). For the diagnosis of GISTs, sensitivity/specificity/diagnostic accuracy were 92.3%/80%/87% for SR alone, 92.3%/70%/82.6% for Gc alone, and 84.6%/80%/82.6% for the use of both SR and Gc. Conclusions This is the first study in which semi-quantitative (SR) and qualitative (Gc) methods were evaluated together for the distinction of GISTs and leiomyomas. The sensitivity of SR alone for diagnosing GIST is higher than that of Gc alone or the combination of both methods. Although SR alone does not diagnose GIST, it can be used as an auxiliary method in biopsy and follow-up decisions. How to cite this article Erdem RE, Bektaş M, Ellik ZM, et al. Use of Endoscopic Ultrasound Elastography to Differentiate between Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Leiomyoma Localized in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2024;14(1):20-23.
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- Ramazan Er Erdem
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Kang S, Kim DH, Kim Y, Jeon D, Na HK, Lee JH, Ahn JY, Jung KW, Choi KD, Song HJ, Lee GH, Jung HY. Natural History of Asymptomatic Esophageal Subepithelial Tumors of 30 mm or Less in Size. J Korean Med Sci 2022; 37:e184. [PMID: 35698837 PMCID: PMC9194489 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND No definite guidelines for the management of small esophageal subepithelial tumors (SETs) have been established, because there are limited data and studies on their natural history. We aimed to assess the natural history and propose optimal management strategies for small esophageal SETs. METHODS Patients diagnosed as esophageal SETs ≤ 30 mm in size between 2003 and 2017 using endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with a minimal follow-up of 3 months were enrolled, and their esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and EUS were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Of 275 esophageal SETs in 262 patients, the initial size was < 10 mm, 10-20 mm, and 20-30 mm in 104 (37.8%), 105 (38.2%), and 66 (24.0%) lesions, respectively. Only 22 (8.0%) SETs showed significant changes in size and/or echogenicity and/or morphology at a median of 40 months (range, 4-120 months). Tissues of 6 SETs showing interval changes were obtained using EUS-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy; 1 was identified as a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and was surgically resected, while the other 5 were leiomyomas and were regularly observed. Eight SETs showing interval changes were resected surgically or endoscopically without pathological confirmation; 1 was a GIST, 2 were granular cell tumors, and the other 5 were leiomyomas. CONCLUSION Regular follow-up with EGD or EUS may be necessary for esophageal SETs ≤ 30 mm in size considering that small portion of them has a possibility of malignant potential. When esophageal SETs ≤ 30 mm show significant interval changes, pathological confirmation may precede treatment to avoid unnecessary resection.
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- Seokin Kang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yang X, Wang H, Dong Q, Xu Y, Liu H, Ma X, Yan J, Li Q, Yang C, Li X. An artificial intelligence system for distinguishing between gastrointestinal stromal tumors and leiomyomas using endoscopic ultrasonography. Endoscopy 2022; 54:251-261. [PMID: 33827140 DOI: 10.1055/a-1476-8931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and gastrointestinal leiomyomas (GILs) are the most common subepithelial lesions (SELs). All GISTs have malignant potential; however, GILs are considered benign. Current imaging cannot effectively distinguish GISTs from GILs. We aimed to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to differentiate these tumors using endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). METHODS The AI system was based on EUS images of patients with histologically confirmed GISTs or GILs. Participants from four centers were collected to develop and retrospectively evaluate the AI-based system. The system was used when endosonographers considered SELs to be GISTs or GILs. It was then used in a multicenter prospective diagnostic test to clinically explore whether joint diagnoses by endosonographers and the AI system can distinguish between GISTs and GILs to improve the total diagnostic accuracy for SELs. RESULTS The AI system was developed using 10 439 EUS images from 752 participants with GISTs or GILs. In the prospective test, 132 participants were histologically diagnosed (36 GISTs, 44 GILs, and 52 other types of SELs) among 508 consecutive subjects. Through joint diagnoses, the total accuracy of endosonographers in diagnosing the 132 histologically confirmed participants increased from 69.7 % (95 % confidence interval [CI] 61.4 %-76.9 %) to 78.8 % (95 %CI 71.0 %-84.9 %; P = 0.01). The accuracy of endosonographers in diagnosing the 80 participants with GISTs or GILs increased from 73.8 % (95 %CI 63.1 %-82.2 %) to 88.8 % (95 %CI 79.8 %-94.2 %; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS We developed an AI-based EUS diagnostic system that can effectively distinguish GISTs from GILs and improve the diagnostic accuracy of SELs.
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- Xintian Yang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Digital Medicine and Computer Assisted Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Prediction of Malignant Potential of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:273-281. [PMID: 33547537 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-06830-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This study aimed to investigate whether AI via a deep learning algorithm using endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) images could predict the malignant potential of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). METHODS A series of patients who underwent EUS before surgical resection for gastric GISTs were included. A total of 685 images of GISTs from 55 retrospectively included patients were used as the training data set for the AI system. Convolutional neural networks were constructed to build a deep learning model. After applying the synthetic minority oversampling technique, 70% of the generated images were used for AI training and 30% were used to test AI diagnoses. Next, validation was performed using 153 EUS images of 15 patients with GISTs. In addition, conventional EUS features of 55 patients in the training cohort were evaluated to predict the malignant potential of GISTs and mitotic index. RESULTS The overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the AI system for predicting malignancy risk were 83%, 94%, and 82% in the training dataset, and 75%, 73%, and 66% in the validation cohort, respectively. When patients were divided into low-risk and high-risk groups, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy increased to 99% in the training dataset and 99.7%, 99.7%, and 99.6%, respectively, in the validation cohort. No conventional EUS features were found to be associated with either malignant potential or mitotic index (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS AI via a deep learning algorithm using EUS images could predict the malignant potential of gastric GISTs with high accuracy.
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Numpraphrut P, Niltwat S, Parakonthun T, Pausawasdi N. Gastroduodenal Intussusception of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Rare Cause of Acute Pancreatitis. Clin Endosc 2021; 55:447-451. [PMID: 34154306 PMCID: PMC9178139 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2021.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Patients with symptomatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) typically present with gastrointestinal bleeding and abdominal pain. This report presents an unusual case of fundic GIST complicated by gastroduodenal intussusception, manifesting as acute pancreatitis. The patient presented with epigastric pain and pancreatic enzyme elevation; thus, he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Computed tomography showed evidence of pancreatitis and a 4×4.7 cm well-defined hyperdense lesion in the 2nd part of the duodenum, compressing the pancreatic head and pancreatic duct. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed invagination of the gastric folds into the duodenum, causing pyloric canal blockage consistent with gastroduodenal intussusception. Spontaneous reduction of the lesion during endoscopy revealed a 4 cm pedunculated subepithelial mass with central ulceration originating from the gastric fundus. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a heterogeneous hypoechoic lesion originating from the 4th layer of the gastric wall. Laparoscopic-endoscopic intragastric wedge resection of the fundic lesion was subsequently performed, and surgical histology confirmed GIST.
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- Pornpayom Numpraphrut
- Vikit Viranuvatti Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Vikit Viranuvatti Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Vikit Viranuvatti Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Vikit Viranuvatti Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Polypoid lesions detected in the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A retrospective analysis in 19560 patients, a single-center study of a 5-year experience in Turkey. North Clin Istanb 2020; 8:178-185. [PMID: 33851083 PMCID: PMC8039112 DOI: 10.14744/nci.2020.16779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the endoscopic features such as prevalence and localization of polypoid lesions determined by us using esophagogastroduodenoscopy and histopathological characteristics of biopsy specimens taken in detail. METHODS: The data of 19,560 patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for any reason between 2009 and 2015 in our endoscopy unit were screened retrospectively and endoscopic and histopathological findings were analyzed in detail. RESULTS: In our study, the polypoid lesion was detected in 1.60% (n=313) of 19,560 patients. The most common localization of the polypoid lesions was determined to be gastric localization (n=301, 96.2%) and antrum with a rate of 33.5% (n=105). When 272 patients in whom biopsy specimen could be taken was investigated, the most frequently seen lesion was polyp (n=115, 43.4%). Hyperplastic polyps (n=81, 29.8%) were the most frequently seen type among all polyps. In histopathological evaluation of the lesions, the prevalence rates of intestinal metaplasia (IM), surrounding tissue IM, atrophy, dysplasia, and neoplasia (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, neuroendocrine tumor, and metastatic tumor) among premalignant lesions were determined to be 16.9%, 11.2%, 4.1%, 1.1%, and 3.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Polypoid lesions can be seen in endoscopic investigations. In histopathological investigations, while the vast majority of these lesions are benign polyps, some of them are diagnosed as premalignant or malignant lesions. In our study, we determined malignant lesions higher than the similar studies in the literature. This condition shows how effective endoscopic procedure and histopathological evaluation are of vital importance.
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Yang Z, Liu Z. Response. Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 92:978. [PMID: 32964841 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Ze Yang
- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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Yang Z, Gao Y, Fan X, Zhao X, Zhu S, Guo M, Liu Z, Yang X, Han Y. A multivariate prediction model for high malignancy potential gastric GI stromal tumors before endoscopic resection. Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 91:813-822. [PMID: 31585126 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Endoscopic resection is becoming an option in the management of gastric GI stromal tumors (GISTs). Although no consensus has been reached, patients with high malignancy potential GISTs are generally considered to be surgical candidates. However, no systematic preoperative evaluation strategy has yet been developed. The current study was performed to develop a preoperative multivariate model to predict the malignant potential of gastric GISTs. METHODS This study consisted of 2 stages. First, a multivariate prediction model for gastric GISTs smaller than 5 cm was developed using a multivariate logistic regression analysis in a retrospective cohort. Next, the prediction model was validated further in a validation cohort of gastric GISTs. RESULTS In the developing stage, 275 patients were included. The multivariate analysis demonstrated that independent risk factors for high malignancy potential gastric GISTs smaller than 5 cm were tumor size ≥2 cm (according to cutoff value), an irregular tumor shape, and mucosal ulceration (P < .05). Based on accordant regression coefficients, 3 risk factors were weighted with point values: 1 point for mucosal ulceration, 2 points for an irregular tumor shape, and 3 points for tumor size ≥2 cm. In the validation stage, 186 patients were included. The area under the curve of the prediction model was .80 (95% confidence interval, .73-.85), which was significantly higher than that of tumor size alone (P = .034). CONCLUSIONS The independent risk factors for high malignancy potential gastric GISTs smaller than 5 cm were tumor size larger than 2 cm, an irregular tumor shape, and mucosal ulceration. These factors could be used to predict malignancy potential of gastric GISTs in a simple combination.
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- Ze Yang
- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankang Central Hospital, Shaanxi, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ankang Central Hospital, Shaanxi, China
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- Division 5, Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi'an, China
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Rajravelu RK, Ginsberg GG. Management of gastric GI stromal tumors: getting the GIST of it. Gastrointest Endosc 2020; 91:823-825. [PMID: 32204815 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ravy K Rajravelu
- Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Gastroenterology Division, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Banks M, Graham D, Jansen M, Gotoda T, Coda S, di Pietro M, Uedo N, Bhandari P, Pritchard DM, Kuipers EJ, Rodriguez-Justo M, Novelli MR, Ragunath K, Shepherd N, Dinis-Ribeiro M. British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the diagnosis and management of patients at risk of gastric adenocarcinoma. Gut 2019; 68:1545-1575. [PMID: 31278206 PMCID: PMC6709778 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-318126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Gastric adenocarcinoma carries a poor prognosis, in part due to the late stage of diagnosis. Risk factors include Helicobacter pylori infection, family history of gastric cancer-in particular, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and pernicious anaemia. The stages in the progression to cancer include chronic gastritis, gastric atrophy (GA), gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) and dysplasia. The key to early detection of cancer and improved survival is to non-invasively identify those at risk before endoscopy. However, although biomarkers may help in the detection of patients with chronic atrophic gastritis, there is insufficient evidence to support their use for population screening. High-quality endoscopy with full mucosal visualisation is an important part of improving early detection. Image-enhanced endoscopy combined with biopsy sampling for histopathology is the best approach to detect and accurately risk-stratify GA and GIM. Biopsies following the Sydney protocol from the antrum, incisura, lesser and greater curvature allow both diagnostic confirmation and risk stratification for progression to cancer. Ideally biopsies should be directed to areas of GA or GIM visualised by high-quality endoscopy. There is insufficient evidence to support screening in a low-risk population (undergoing routine diagnostic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy) such as the UK, but endoscopic surveillance every 3 years should be offered to patients with extensive GA or GIM. Endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection of visible gastric dysplasia and early cancer has been shown to be efficacious with a high success rate and low rate of recurrence, providing that specific quality criteria are met.
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- Matthew Banks
- University College London Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Research Department of Targeted Intervention, University College London, London, UK
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- University College London Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London Division of Biosciences, London, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Nihon University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Endoscopic Training and Learning Center, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, UK
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
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- Gloucestershire Cellular Pathology Laboratory, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
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Xiang YY, Li YY, Ye L, Zhu Y, Zhou XJ, Chen YX, Li GH. Clinical evaluation of endoscopic resection for treatment of large gastric stromal tumors. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7:830-838. [PMID: 31024954 PMCID: PMC6473128 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i7.830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gastric stromal tumor is a digestive tract mesenchymal tumor with malignant potential, and endoscopic techniques have been widely used in the treatment of gastric stromal tumors, but there is still controversy over their use for large gastric stromal tumors (≥ 3 cm).
AIM To evaluate the clinical long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic resection for large (≥ 3 cm) gastric stromal tumors.
METHODS All patients who underwent endoscopic resection or surgery at our hospital from 2012 to 2017 for pathologically confirmed gastric stromal tumor with a maximum diameter of ≥ 3 cm were collected. The clinical data, histopathologic characteristics of the tumors, and long-term outcomes were recorded.
RESULTS A total of 261 patients were included, including 37 patients in the endoscopy group and 224 patients in the surgical group. In the endoscopy group, the maximum tumor diameter was 3-8 cm; the male: Female ratio was 21/16; 34 cases had low-risk tumors, 3 had intermediate-risk, and 0 had high-risk; the mean follow-up time was 30.29 ± 19.67 mo, no patient was lost to follow-up, and no patient received chemotherapy after operation; two patients with recurrence had low-risk stromal tumors, and neither had complete resection under endoscopy. In the surgical group, the maximum tumor diameter was 3-22 cm; the male: Female ratio was 121/103; 103 cases had low-risk tumors, 75 had intermediate-risk, and 46 had high-risk; the average follow-up time was 38.83 ± 21.50 mo, 53 patients were lost to follow-up, and 8 patients had recurrence after operation (6 cases had high-risk tumors, 1 had intermediate-risk, and 1 had low-risk). The average tumor volume of the endoscopy group was 26.67 ± 26.22 cm3 (3.75-120), all of which were less than 125 cm3. The average volume of the surgical group was 273.03 ± 609.74 cm3 (7-4114). Among all patients with a tumor volume < 125 cm3, 7 with high-risk stromal tumors in the surgical group (37.625 cm3 to 115.2 cm3) accounted for 3.8% (7/183); of those with a tumor volume < 125 cm3, high-risk patients accounted for 50% (39/78). We found that 57.1% (12/22) of patients with high-risk stromal tumors also had endoscopic surface ulcer bleeding and tumor liquefaction on ultrasound or abdominal computed tomography; the ratio of tumors positive for both in high-risk stromal tumors with a volume < 125 cm3 was 60% (3/5).
CONCLUSION Endoscopic treatment is safe for 95.5% of patients with gastric stromal tumors with a tumor diameter ≥ 3 cm and a volume of < 125 cm3 without endoscopic surface ulcer bleeding or CT liquefaction.
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- Yuan-Yuan Xiang
- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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Li B, Chen T, Qi ZP, Yao LQ, Xu MD, Shi Q, Cai SL, Sun D, Zhou PH, Zhong YS. Efficacy and safety of endoscopic resection for small submucosal tumors originating from the muscularis propria layer in the gastric fundus. Surg Endosc 2018; 33:2553-2561. [PMID: 30478693 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-018-6549-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric small submucosal tumors (SMTs) are becoming increasingly common. However, the fundus of stomach is regarded as a difficult area for endoscopic resection (ER). In this study, we investigated the efficacy, safety, and long-term outcomes of ER for small SMTs of the gastric fundus in a large series of patients, research that was previously lacking. METHODS 537 consecutive patients with SMTs no more than 20 mm in diameter, occurring in the gastric fundus and originating from the muscularis propria layer, which were treated with endoscopic submucosal excavation or endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) were included in this retrospective study at Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University from January 2013 to September 2016. Clinicopathological, endoscopic, and follow-up data were collected and analyzed. RESULTS En bloc resection was achieved in 100% of patients, and complete resection was achieved for 530 (98.7%) lesions. Although the total rate of complications was 9.3%, few serious adverse events occurred in only three (0.6%) patients, including major pneumoperitoneum, major hydrothorax, and bleeding. Unlike lager tumor sizes and longer procedure times, endoscopist experience had a positive impact on decreasing the likelihood of complications. Based on statistical analysis, tumors with greater size near the cardia, which were treated by EFTR, were the significant contributors to longer operative times. A median follow-up of 32 months was available, and all patients were free from local recurrence or distant metastasis during the study period. CONCLUSIONS Although the gastric fundus presents technical difficulties, ER is effective for the resection of small gastric SMTs with a high complete resection rate and rare serious adverse events.
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- Bing Li
- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China. .,Endoscopy Research Institute of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Cheesman AR, Greenwald DA, Shah SC. Current Management of Benign Epithelial Gastric Polyps. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 15:676-690. [DOI: 10.1007/s11938-017-0159-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang Q, Gao LQ, Han ZL, Li XF, Wang LH, Liu SD. Effectiveness and safety of endoscopic resection for gastric GISTs: a systematic review. MINIM INVASIV THER 2017; 27:127-137. [PMID: 28681655 DOI: 10.1080/13645706.2017.1347097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of endoscopic resection for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). MATERIAL AND METHODS The effectiveness and safety of endoscopic resection were mainly assessed by complete resection rate, postoperative adverse event rate, and recurrence rate. Moreover, a comparison of endoscopic with laparoscopic resection for gastric GISTs was made through weighted mean difference by STATA 12.0 with regard to operation time, blood loss, and length of stay after including patients who underwent endoscopic or laparoscopic resection for gastric GISTs in the comparative studies. RESULTS Eleven studies investigating endoscopic resection for GISTs were included. For stromal tumors <2 cm in average diameters the pooled rates of complete resection, postoperative adverse events and recurrence were 0.97, 0.08, and 0.03, respectively. Only five retrospective studies directly compared endoscopic with laparoscopic resection for gastric GISTs with average diameters from 1.1 cm to 3.8 cm, and endoscopic resection had a shorter operation time than laparoscopic resection, but there were no significant differences in intraoperative blood loss, length of stay, postoperative complications, and postoperative recurrence rates between the two approaches. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic resection is predominantly tried for gastric GISTs of relatively small size. It seems effective and safe for gastric GISTs <2 cm in average diameter, with relatively short operation times.
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- Qiang Zhang
- a Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China
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- b Department of Gastroenterology , the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University , Zhuhai , China
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- a Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China
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- b Department of Gastroenterology , the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University , Zhuhai , China
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- a Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China
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- a Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology , Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province , China
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The role of endoscopy in subepithelial lesions of the GI tract. Gastrointest Endosc 2017; 85:1117-1132. [PMID: 28385194 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Elhanafi S, Saadi M, Lou W, Mallawaarachchi I, Dwivedi A, Zuckerman M, Othman MO. Gastric polyps: Association with Helicobacter pylori status and the pathology of the surrounding mucosa, a cross sectional study. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7:995-1002. [PMID: 26265993 PMCID: PMC4530333 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i10.995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM: To assess the endoscopic characteristics of gastric polyps and their association with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) status in a predominantly Hispanic population.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of all esophagogastroduodenoscopies performed at our institution. Demographic, endoscopic and histopathological data were reviewed. Categorization of patients into Hispanic and Non-Hispanic was based on self-identification. Patients without resection/biopsy were not included in the analysis. Identification of polyps type was based on histological examination. One way analysis of variance was used to compare continuous variables among different polyp types and Fisher’s exact test was used compare categorical variables among polyp types. Unadjusted and adjusted comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics were performed according to the H. pylori status and polyp type using logistic regressions.
RESULTS: Of 7090 patients who had upper endoscopy, 335 patients had gastric polyps (4.7%). Resection or biopsy of gastric polyps was performed in 296 patients (88.4%) with a total of 442 polyps removed or biopsied. Of 296 patients, 87 (29%) had hyperplastic polyps, 82 (28%) had fundic gland polyps and 5 (1.7%) had adenomatous polyps. Hyperplastic polyps were significantly associated with positive H. pylori status compared with fundic gland polyps (OR = 4.621; 95%CI: 1.92-11.13, P = 0.001). Hyperplastic polyps were also found to be significantly associated with portal hypertensive gastropathy compared with fundic gland polyps (OR = 6.903; 95%CI: 1.41-33.93, P = 0.0174). Out of 296 patients, 30 (10.1%) had a follow-up endoscopy with a mean duration of 26 ± 16.3 mo. Interval development of cancer was not noted in any of the patients during follow up period.
CONCLUSION: Gastric hyperplastic polyps were significantly associated with positive H. pylori status and portal hypertensive gastropathy as compared with fundic gland polyps.
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Luis J, Ejtehadi F, Howlett DC, Donnellan IM. Leiomyosarcoma of the small bowel: Report of a case and review of the literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 2014; 6C:51-4. [PMID: 25506852 PMCID: PMC4334955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Leiomyosarcoma of the small bowel is an extremely rare form of gastrointestinal malignancy. Small bowel tumours are usually asymptomatic at the early stages, and difficult to visualise by upper and lower endoscopy. PRESENTATION OF CASE An 83-year-old gentleman presented in surgical outpatient clinic with chronic anaemia, abdominal discomfort and a single episode of malaena. Initial OGD and colonoscopy were both unremarkable. Subsequent CT revealed a mass in the right iliac fossa of likely small bowel origin, leading to an urgent laparotomy and resection with primary anastomosis. Histopathology showed a high grade leiomyosarcoma with no signs of metastasis and confirmatory immunological staining. Post-surgery follow up remains unremarkable. DISCUSSION Leiomyosarcomas of the small bowel are extremely rare entities, particularly following the advent of robust immunohistological diagnostic methods allowing differentiation from GISTs. As small bowel tumours are often not visualised by upper and lower endoscopy, further investigations to visualise the small bowel are crucial, generally in the form of magnetic resonance enterography, CT colonography or wireless capsule endoscopy. CONCLUSION The treatment of such tumours remains predominantly centred around surgical resection, and prognosis is dependent on tumour size and histological staging.
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- Joshua Luis
- Department of Surgery, East Sussex Healthcare Trust, Conquest Hospital, England, UK
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- Department of Surgery, East Sussex Healthcare Trust, Conquest Hospital, England, UK
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- Department of Radiology, East Sussex Healthcare Trust, Eastbourne District General Hospital, England, UK
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- Department of Surgery, East Sussex Healthcare Trust, Conquest Hospital, England, UK.
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Huang YQ. Advances in research of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014; 22:1633-1641. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v22.i12.1633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, arising from the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), primarily in the stomach and small intestine. The growth of most GISTs is driven by the mutations of genes encoding oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase KIT or platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα). The pathogenesis of GISTs may involve ICCs, microRNAs (miRNAs), signaling pathways, DNA methylation, and KIT or PDGFRα gene mutations. This article systematically describes the advances in research of GISTs in terms of clinical features, imaging characteristics, endoscopic features, histopathological features, diagnosis and therapies.
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Hartman DS, Claudio T. Coexpression of two distinct muscle acetylcholine receptor alpha-subunits during development. Nature 1990; 14:497-503. [PMID: 2300185 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-012-0292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a ligand-gated channel that mediates signalling at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. It is a pentameric complex of four different subunits, assembled with a stoichiometry of alpha 2 beta gamma delta. Muscle-like alpha-subunits have been cloned from Torpedo, mouse, calf, rat, chicken, human and Xenopus, and only a single alpha-subunit complementary DNA from each species has been detected. We report here the cloning and characterization of a second muscle alpha-subunit cDNA from Xenopus, and show that this and a previously reported Xenopus alpha-subunit cDNA are encoded by distinct genes. The novel alpha-subunit reported here is expressed uniquely in oocytes; but both types of alpha-subunit are coexpressed throughout muscle development. This latter observation indicates that the expression of these two alpha-subunits is different from a previously reported developmental 'subunit-switch' mechanism used to generate channel diversity.
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- D S Hartman
- Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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