Microscopic positive tumor margin does not increase the rate of recurrence in endoscopic resected gastric mesenchymal tumors compared to negative tumor margin.
Yan ZhuMei-Dong XuChen XuXiao-Cen ZhangShi-Yao ChenYun-Shi ZhongYi-Qun ZhangWei-Feng ChenTian-Yin ChenJia-Xin XuLi-Qing YaoQuan-Lin LiPing Hong ZhouPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
R1 resection for gastric GIMTs is not related to a higher recurrence rate than R0 resection, and ER0 resection is sufficient for gastric GIMTs.