Risk of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer and indications for endoscopic resection: is it worth applying the east rules to the west?
Leonardo Medeiros MilhomemDaniela Medeiros Milhomem-CardosoOrlando Milhomem da MotaEliane Duarte MotaAlan KaganJales Benevides Santana FilhoPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
Undifferentiated tumors and submucosal invasion are risks factors associated with LNM in early gastric cancer in our study. Endoscopic Resection or less invasive and radical surgical treatments are an option to be carefully considered.