Clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection for undifferentiated intramucosal early gastric cancer larger than 2 cm.
Hyo-Joon YangSu Youn NamByung-Hoon MinJi Yong AhnJae-Young JangJung KimJie-Hyun KimWan-Sik LeeBong Eun LeeMoon Kyung JooJae Myung ParkWoon Geon ShinHang Lak LeeTae-Geun GweonMoo In ParkJeongmin ChoiChung Hyun TaeYoung-Il KimIl Ju ChoiPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2020)
The risk of LN or distant metastasis was not negligible, but as low as 1% for patients undergoing non-curative ER for UD EGC, with tumor size > 2 cm as the only non-curative factor. Close observation may be an alternative to surgery, especially for older patients or those with poor physical status.