Half of the patients with subepithelial tumours present borderline or pathologic anxiety-distress and carcinophobia: multicentre cohort study.
Francesc Bas-CutrinaAnna Casellas-GrauSebastián VidelaCarme LorasXavier AndújarFrancisco Luis GilMaica GalánFernando Fernandez-ArandaJoão CarmezimJoan B Gornals SolerPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2022)
Almost half of the patients diagnosed with a minor nonspecific gastrointestinal subepithelial lesion presented anxiety-distress and/or carcinophobia. We were able to detect specific associations with this anxiety-distress reaction and fears.