Table 1.

Clinicopathological characteristics (n = 53)

Anatomic sites of the lesions
	Esophagus	n = 4	Stomach	n = 43
	Duodenum	n = 1	Rectum:	n = 4
	Pancreas	n = 1
Final diagnosis after EUS-FNA
Surgically resected cases (n = 32)
	GIST:	n = 27	Leiomyoma:	n = 1
	Neurinoma:	n = 2	Accessory spleen:1	n = 1
	Esophageal cancer:	n = 1
Not surgically rsected cases (n = 21)
	GIST:	n = 6	Ectopic pancreas:	n = 2
	Recurrence of rectal cancer:	n = 2	Neurinoma:	n = 1
	Leiomyoma:	n = 1	Pancreatic cancer:	n = 1
	Not diagnostic:	n = 8

¹Laparotomic biopsy only.