Lymph node metastasis risk according to the depth of invasion in early gastric cancers confined to the mucosal layer

Conclusions EGCs invading the MM had a higher rate of lymph node metastasis than those confined to the LP. Further study is needed to evaluate whether different curative treatment criteria are needed for LP-confined and MM-invading EGCs.
Source: Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research