Research Article

Endoscopic Removal of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Stomach: A Single-Center Experience

Table 3

Characteristics of large-size GISTs.

Total GISTs ()Large-size GISTs ()

Gender, (%)0.532
 Male60 (44.7)12 (46.2)
 Female74 (55.3)14 (53.8)
 Tumor size (range 0.5-6.0) (range 2.0-6.0)0.025
Tumor site, (%)0.236
 Gastric fundus69 (51.5)8 (30.8)
 Gastric corpus48 (35.8)12 (46.2)
 Gastric antrum12 (9.0)4 (15.4)
 Gastric cardia5 (3.7)2 (7.7)
Perforation during ESD, (%)28 (21.1)6 (23.1)0.514
Procedure time (range: 39-105) (range: 40-100)0.862
Hospital stay (days) (range 3-10) (range 3-10)0.791
Recurrence, (%)0 (0)0 (0)