Leiomyomas are the most common esophageal mesenchymal neoplasms, whereas GIST predominates in the stomach and intestines. GIST can occur in the esophagus, but this location is not as common.[4]
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Senior Research Fellow, Center for Videoendoscopic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Disclosure: Oscar M. Crespin, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Surgeon, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
Disclosure: Ali Kagan Coskun, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 | Professor; Director, Center for Videoendoscopic Surgery; Director, Center for Esophageal and Gastric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle |
 | Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington |
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