Table 1: Indication for the first gastroscopy in which a gastric GIST was found.
Symptom |
Total (n = 130) |
With ulcer (40) |
Without ulcer (90) |
P value (95%) |
IDA and/or UGIB |
34.1% |
77.5% |
14.6% |
< 0.001 |
Dyspepsia ordysphagia |
37.2% |
22.5% |
43.8% |
|
Incidental finding |
28.7% |
0% |
41.5% |
|
GIST: gastrointestinal stromal tumor; IDA: iron deficiency anemia; UGIB: upper gastrointestinal bleeding.