Subepithelial spread of early gastric cancer is common and extends more than expected.
Min Kyung YeoHyun Yong JeongHyuk Soo EunEaum Seok LeeHee Seok MoonSeok Hyun KimJae Kyu SungByung Seok LeeHyun Yong JeongGo Eun BaePublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2021)
More than 30% of our patients with EGC had SE spread, which could reach up to 17 mm. Given the proportion of SE spread in these cases, a wider resection margin may be safe during endoscopic resection or surgery.