TY - JOUR
T1 - Important considerations when contemplating endoscopic resection of undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer
AU - Kim, Jie Hyun
PY - 2016/1/21
Y1 - 2016/1/21
N2 - Endoscopic resection (ER) of undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer (UD-EGC) has a lower curative resection (CR) rate than does ER of differentiated-type EGC (D-EGC). However, a low CR rate does not mean that it is unreasonable to schedule ER of UD-EGC. If ER is in fact curative, the long-term outcomes including survival rate are excellent. Quality of life is good because maximal stomach preservation is possible. However, UD-EGC and D-EGC differ histologically. Thus, when ER is contemplated to treat UD-EGC, a careful approach employing strict criteria is essential because the biology of UD-EGC and D-EGC differ.
AB - Endoscopic resection (ER) of undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer (UD-EGC) has a lower curative resection (CR) rate than does ER of differentiated-type EGC (D-EGC). However, a low CR rate does not mean that it is unreasonable to schedule ER of UD-EGC. If ER is in fact curative, the long-term outcomes including survival rate are excellent. Quality of life is good because maximal stomach preservation is possible. However, UD-EGC and D-EGC differ histologically. Thus, when ER is contemplated to treat UD-EGC, a careful approach employing strict criteria is essential because the biology of UD-EGC and D-EGC differ.
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U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1172
DO - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1172
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26811655
AN - SCOPUS:84961379117
SN - 1007-9327
VL - 22
SP - 1172
EP - 1178
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -
