Prevalence of Gastric Subepithelial Tumors in Korea: A Single Center Experience
- Title
- Prevalence of Gastric Subepithelial Tumors in Korea: A Single Center Experience
- Other Titles
- 한국인에서 위상피하 종양의 유병률에 대한 연구: 단일기관 경험
- Author
- 윤병철
- Keywords
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Prevalence; Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Issue Date
- 2015-11
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Gastroenterology
- Citation
- The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi, v. 66, NO 5, Page. 274-276
- Abstract
- Background/Aims The incidental finding of gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors (SETs) is increasing with national cancer screening endoscopy. In a Swedish population, screening endoscopy found a prevalence of SETs of 0.36%. However, the prevalence of gastric SETs in Korean patients has not been described. Therefore, this study evaluated the prevalence of SETs of the stomach in a Korean patient population. Methods We reviewed endoscopic reports of 11,712 subjects who underwent screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at Hanyang University Hospital between July 2012 and June 2013. Results Among 11,712 patients, 194 (1.7%) had SET of the stomach. Of these, 71 (prevalence, 0.6%) were male and 123 (prevalence, 1.1%) were female. When grouped by age, the prevalence of SET was as follows: 1.0% for patients in their twenties, 6.2% for those in their thirties, 19.1% for those in their forties, 33.0% for those in their fifties, 30.4% for those in their sixties, and 10.3% for those over 70 years of age. Conclusions The overall prevalence of gastric SET among healthy examinees was 1.7%. The prevalence of gastric SET increased with age and was higher in female.
- URI
- https://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.274http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/28694
- ISSN
- 1598-9992; 2233-6869
- DOI
- 10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.274
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