A nationwide survey on esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors at accredited institutions by the Japan Esophageal Society

As esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are very rare, their clinicopathological features remain obscure. We conducted a nationwide survey to clarify the characteristics of these tumors and to establish a consensus on their diagnosis and treatment. The clinicopathological information of patients with esophageal GISTs who underwent treatment between January 2010 and June 2016 at the accredited institutions by the Japan Esophageal...