Risk Factors of Submucosal or Lymphovascular Invasion in Early Gastric Cancer < 2 cm

摘要

Although prediction of submucosal (SM) or lymphovascular (LV) invasion is important before endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer (EGC), it can only be confirmed following endoscopic resection. After endoscopic resection, patients with SM or LV invasionmay require additional surgery due to high risk of lymph node metastasis.