Table 2.

Patient characteristics of the 2 groups

	Group I	Group II
	(n=11)	(n=8)
Mean age (years)	57.3±13.8(37–75)*	68.9±8.4(57–85)
Sex ratio	7:4	7:1
Mean tumor size (mm)	17.4±3.2(10–20)*	28.7±5.1(25–40)
Tumor size	L5 M2 U4	L0 M3 U5
Histological risk grade +	very low risk (11/11;100%)	low risk (8/8;100%)

Values are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD).

Group I, patients with GISTs smaller tahn 2 cm; Group II, patients with GISTs>2 cm.

*p<0.05 compared with Group II.

+: Fletch’s criteria.