| Theme |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Submucosal Tumors |
| Title |
Endoscopic Diagnosis of the SMT in Colorectum |
| Author |
Tetsuhiro Noda |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Osamu Tsuruta |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine / Division of Endoscopy, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Shuichiro Nagata |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Yasuhiko Maeyama |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Keiko Arita |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Shin Hasegawa |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Hiroshi Kawano |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Keiichi Mitsuyama |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| Author |
Michio Sata |
Division of Gastroenterology, Division of GI Endoscopy, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
Submucosal tumors of the large intestine, although rare, are not completely uncommon to colonoscopists who observe submucosal tumors from time to time when performing colonoscopic examinations. It is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis of submucosal tumors through biopsies. This is because the surface of these tumors is covered by the epithelium. It is necessary to have specific knowledge of specific features of particular submucosal tumors in order to make accurate diagnoses. |