title: Superficial (early) gastric cancer.
abstract: A review of superficial gastric cancer (SGC) has been carried out. Data on the 20 cases who underwent surgery in the 6 years 1982-87 were obtained. The diagnosis of malignancy was established histologically preoperatively in 95% of cases, although more than one endoscopy was required in 50%. In 75%, the primary was confined to the mucosa and in the remainder it had penetrated the submucosa. Lymph node metastases were present in 20%, but distant metastases were not detected. There were no postoperative deaths, and no patient was diagnosed as having recurrent disease during a median follow-up period of 33 months.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cade
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Steedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology