[Contribution of gastroscopy with aimed biopsy to the diagnosis of early gastric cancer].
Gastroscopy was carried out in 320 patients with gastric cancer. In 35 instances, the tumour was located in the mucosa or barely extended into the submucosa. Diagnostic corroboration was obtained by means of biopsies conducted during the examination. Gastric fibroscopy can now offer early diagnosis of carcinoma of the stomach. A barium meal often fails to reveal these lesions, especially in the initial stages, nor can it indicate whether an ulcer is benign or a tumour. The fact that biopsy can be performed at the same time is of fundamental importance in determing whether medical or surgical management should be chosen.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
Apporto della gastroscopia con biopsia mirata nella diagnosi del cancro gastrico iniziale