Prevalence of Gastric Subepithelial Tumors in Korea: A Single Center Experience

• Published in: The Korean journal of gastroenterology Vol. 66; no. 5; p. 274
• Main Authors: Lee, Jung Hoon, Lee, Hang Lak, Ahn, Yong Woo, Lee, Kang Nyeong, Jun, Dae Won, Lee, Oh Young, Han, Dong Soo, Yoon, Byung Chul, Choi, Ho Soon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Early Detection of Cancer; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial - diagnosis; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial - epidemiology; Prevalence; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis; Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Prevalence
• ISSN: 1598-9992; 2233-6869
• DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2015.66.5.274

The incidental finding of gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors (SETs) is increasing with national cancer screening endoscopy. In a Swedish population, screening endoscopy found a prevalence of SETs of 0.36%. However, the prevalence of gastric SETs in Korean patients has not been described. Therefore, this study evaluated the prevalence of SETs of the stomach in a Korean patient population. We reviewed endoscopic reports of 11,712 subjects who underwent screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at Hanyang University Hospital between July 2012 and June 2013. Among 11,712 patients, 194 (1.7%) had SET of the stomach. Of these, 71 (prevalence, 0.6%) were male and 123 (prevalence, 1.1%) were female. When grouped by age, the prevalence of SET was as follows: 1.0% for patients in their twenties, 6.2% for those in their thirties, 19.1% for those in their forties, 33.0% for those in their fifties, 30.4% for those in their sixties, and 10.3% for those over 70 years of age. The overall prevalence of gastric SET among healthy examinees was 1.7%. The prevalence of gastric SET increased with age and was higher in female.