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ArticleJournal of the Korean Surgical Society2012

Preoperative predictors of malignant gastric submucosal tumor.

Ho Goon Kim, Seong Yeob Ryu, Sang Kwon Yun, Jae Kyoon Joo, Jae Hyuk Lee, Dong Yi Kim

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Article in Journal of the Korean Surgical Society, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ho Goon KimDivision of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Seong Yeob Ryu
Sang Kwon Yun
Jae Kyoon Joo
Jae Hyuk Lee
Dong Yi Kim
Chonnam National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe preoperative prediction of malignant potential in patients with gastric submucosal tumors (SMTs) plays an important role in decisions regarding their surgical management.

methodsWe evaluated the predictors of malignant gastric SMTs in 314 patients with gastric SMTs who underwent surgery in Chonnam National University Hospital.

resultsThe malignant SMTs were significantly associated with age (odds ratio [OR], 1.067; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.042 to 1.091; P < 0.0001), presence of central ulceration (OR, 2.690; 95% CI, 1.224 to 5.909; P = 0.014), and tumor size (OR, 1.791; 95% CI, 1.483 to 2.164; P < 0.0001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that tumor size was a good predictor of malignant potential. The most relevant predictor of malignant gastric SMT was tumor size with cut-offs of 4.05 and 6.40 cm.

conclusionOur findings indicated that age, central ulceration, and tumor size were significant preoperative predictors of malignant SMTs. We suggest that 4 cm be selected as a threshold value for malignant gastric SMTs. In patients with a gastric SMT larger than 4 cm with ulceration, wide resection of the full thickness of the gastric wall or gastrectomy with adequate margins should be performed because of its malignant potential.

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Malignant factorPreoperative predictorStomach neoplasmsSubmucosal tumor

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PMID22880181
PMCPMC3412188
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