Endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer.
Gastric cancer remains one of the most common causes of cancer death. However the proportion of early gastric cancer (EGC) at diagnosis is increasing. Endoscopic treatment for EGC is actively performed worldwide in cases meeting specific criteria. Endoscopic mucosal resection can treat EGC with comparable results to surgery for selected cases. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) increases the en bloc and complete resection rates and reduces the local recurrence rate. ESD has been performed with expanded indication and is expected to be more widely used in the treatment of EGC through the technological advances in the near future. This review will describe the techniques, indications and outcomes of endoscopic treatment for EGC.
Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Jae J. Kim, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.
Yang Won
YW
Min
Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Jae J. Kim, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.
Byung-Hoon
BH
Min
Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Jae J. Kim, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.
Jun Haeng
JH
Lee
Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Jae J. Kim, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, South Korea.
Jae J
JJ
Kim
D004210:Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D018579:Patient Selection; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Early gastric cancer; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Endoscopic submucosal dissection