Abstract:Objective To analyze the efficacy and prognosis of endoscopic reseciton and traditional surgical operation for 2~5 cm gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) based on SEER database.Methods 754 cases pathologically confirmed GIST with a diameter of 2 ~ 5 cm were extracted from SEER database and divided into endoscopic surgical group and traditional surgical group according to treatment methods. The pathological features of the two groups were analyzed, univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were used to identify prognostic factors, cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using a log-rank test.Results 754 patients were included in the study, including 103 patients (13.66%) in the endoscopic surgical group and 651 patients (86.34%) in the traditional surgical group. Statistical analysis showed that there were no statistically significant differences in age, gender, race, marriage, chemotherapy、tumor location, mitosis and mean survival time between the two groups (P > 0.05). The tumor diameter of the endoscopic surgical group was shorter than that of the traditional surgical group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Univariate Cox analysis showed that age (P = 0.004), race (P = 0.022) and chemotherapy (P = 0.003) were the key factors affecting CSS, age (P = 0.015, P = 0.000), race (P = 0.019, P = 0.011) and marriage (P = 0.005) were the key factors affecting OS. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that gender (P = 0.040), age (P = 0.001), race (P = 0.029) and chemotherapy (P = 0.002) were the key factors affecting CSS, age (P = 0.004, P = 0.000), race (P = 0.014) and marriage (P = 0.023) were the key factors affecting OS. However, treatment method was not the key factor affecting CSS and OS. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that after adjusting for age, gender, race, marriage, tumor location and tumor size, there was no statistical difference in CSS and OS between the two groups.Conclusion Endoscopic resection for 2~5 cm GIST has the same efficacy as traditional surgery, but the endoscopic treatment has advantages such as short operation time, quick postoperative recovery, and good economy-benefit cost. Therefore, endoscopic treatment is a feasible choice for gastric stromal.