title: Earlier diagnosis of gastric infiltrating carcinoma (scirrhous cancer).
abstract: We approached the early diagnosis of gastric infiltrating carcinoma, scirrhous cancer, by a retrospective study of 19 patients, together with a prospective study of a single patient, by reexamination and follow-up of gastric roentgenographs and endoscopic films. This study suggests that an early feature of this type of gastric cancer might be IIc- or III + IIc-like depression in the body of the stomach, probably in the fundic region of the stomach. A shallow depression or a slight stiffness of the gastric wall may be one of the earliest roentgenographic or endoscopic findings helpful in early detection of this disease.
mesh_terms: D002293:Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging