Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Resection for Small Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Elderly Patients

Table 4

Clinicopathological characteristics of two recurrent patients.

Characteristics	1	2
Age (years)	72	39
Gender	Male	Female
Endoscopic resection	ESE	ESD
Tumor location	Gastric fundus	Gastric body
Tumor size (cm)	2.9	1.5
Mitotic count	>10/50 HFP	<5/50 HFP
Growth pattern	Extraluminal growth	Intraluminal growth
Modified NIH risk categories	High risk	Low risk
Tumor ulceration	Presence	Absence
Tumor margin	Regular	Regular
Endoscopic procedure	En bloc	En bloc
Clinical presentations	Bleeding	Asymptomatic
Comorbidity	Hypertension	Absence
Postoperative complications	Absence	Absence
Recurrence-free time (months)	24	30

ESE: endoscopic submucosal excavation; ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; HPF: high-power field; NIH: National Institutes of Health.