Table 5.

Characteristics of the minimal EUS-suspected GISTs followed up to more than 3 years

Characterisitics	Stable disease group (n = 23)	Progress disease group (n = 7)	P
Age	59.4 ± 11.8	62.9 ± 10.7	0.487
Gender, n (%)			0.345
Male	5 (21.7%)	3 (42.9%)
Female	18 (78.3%)	4 (57.1%)
Tumor location, n (%)
Cardia	4 (17.4%)	0	0.548
Fundus	16 (69.6%)	4 (57.1%)	0.657
Body	3 (13.0%)	3 (42.9%)	0.120
Antrum	0	0	1.000
Initial diameter (mm)	7.70 ± 2.79	11.86 ± 4.78	0.007
Initial EUS, n (%)			1.000
Low risk	22 (95.7%)	7 (100%)
High risk	1 (4.3%)	0
F/u EUS, n (%)			0.031
Low risk	22 (95.7%)	4 (57.1%)
High risk	1 (4.3%)	3 (42.9%)
Growth rate per year (%)	−0.5 ± 3.1	19.1 ± 9.1	0.001