Early gastric cancer: from recognition to solution

Introduction: Early diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer can decrease mortality effectively. Early removal can assure full recovery, since the five-year-survival rate may be above 95%. Diagnosis and methods: A 54-year-old man was admitted for consultation after having chronic epigastrial pain even with PPI treatment. Gastroscopy with intravital staining (methyl blue) proved an approximately 10×14mm sized, slightly emerging and centrally sank area in the antrum. Early gastric cancer, combined type ll/a+ll/c, was suspected. To evaluate the depth of the extension and involvement of the lymph nodes Endoscopical…