Non-Curative Resection in Patients with Early Gastric Cancer Treated with Endoscopic Resection

Non-curative resection of endoscopic treatment in EGC

Abstract

EGC, also known as early gastric cancer is known to be restricted to the mucosa or submucosa of the stomach, regardless of the presence or absence of lymph node metastasis, which can be treated through an endoscopic resection procedure that includes endoscopic submucosal dissection and endoscopic mucosal resection. However, some cases underwent residual disease, recurrence, or additional gastrectomy because of non-curative resection. Therefore, we aimed to systematically review the available literature to present the research progress of non-curative resection of endoscopic treatments in early gastric cancer.