Mohamed M Abdelfatah1, Mohamed Barakat2, Mohamed O Othman3, Ian S Grimm4, Noriya Uedo5. 1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA. dr.mohamed.magdy@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, NYC Health, New York, NY, USA. 3. Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. 4. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 5. Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For successful endoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC), absolute criteria for a curative en bloc resection were initially established to include predominantly differentiated mucosal lesions ≤ 2 cm in diameter without ulceration. These indications were subsequently expanded to include larger, ulcerated, and predominantly undifferentiated mucosal lesions. In addition, differentiated type adenocarcinomas ≤ 3 cm with slight submucosal invasion of < 500 µm (pT1b1) are regarded as "curative" under the expanded criteria. However, data derived from studies of surgical specimens in patients with pT1b1 EGC have yielded varying rates of lymph node metastasis (LNM). METHOD: A systemic review was conducted using the pooled analysis to calculate the incidence of LNM in pT1b1 EGC, and to investigate whether using a cut-off value of < 300 µm would decrease the risk of LNM in patients with submucosal EGC. RESULTS: Nineteen articles were included. 1507 patients with pT1b1 EGC met the expanded indications. The incidence of LNM was 3% (45 out of 1507 patients). In a subgroup analysis of three studies, there was no significant difference in the LNM between pT1b EGC < 300 µm and < 500 µm [3/121(2.5%) vs. 5/180 (2.8%)] (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.22-3.54). CONCLUSION: Overall, expanding the indications for endoscopic resection of EGC to include lesions ≤ 3 cm T1b1 is associated with a potential risk of LNM of 3%. In countries outside of Japan, we found a slightly higher risk of LNM (4.0%). These estimates of LNM should be incorporated into decisions regarding further management of patients with EGC ≤ 3 cm who are found to have slight submucosal invasion (< 500 µm) in an ESD specimen. Standardization of specimen handling and histological evaluation is essential if the Japanese results of endoscopic treatment for EGC are to be successfully applied in other parts of the world.
BACKGROUND: For successful endoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC), absolute criteria for a curative en bloc resection were initially established to include predominantly differentiated mucosal lesions ≤ 2 cm in diameter without ulceration. These indications were subsequently expanded to include larger, ulcerated, and predominantly undifferentiated mucosal lesions. In addition, differentiated type adenocarcinomas ≤ 3 cm with slight submucosal invasion of < 500 µm (pT1b1) are regarded as "curative" under the expanded criteria. However, data derived from studies of surgical specimens in patients with pT1b1 EGC have yielded varying rates of lymph node metastasis (LNM). METHOD: A systemic review was conducted using the pooled analysis to calculate the incidence of LNM in pT1b1 EGC, and to investigate whether using a cut-off value of < 300 µm would decrease the risk of LNM in patients with submucosal EGC. RESULTS: Nineteen articles were included. 1507 patients with pT1b1 EGC met the expanded indications. The incidence of LNM was 3% (45 out of 1507 patients). In a subgroup analysis of three studies, there was no significant difference in the LNM between pT1b EGC < 300 µm and < 500 µm [3/121(2.5%) vs. 5/180 (2.8%)] (OR 0.89, 95% CI 0.22-3.54). CONCLUSION: Overall, expanding the indications for endoscopic resection of EGC to include lesions ≤ 3 cm T1b1 is associated with a potential risk of LNM of 3%. In countries outside of Japan, we found a slightly higher risk of LNM (4.0%). These estimates of LNM should be incorporated into decisions regarding further management of patients with EGC ≤ 3 cm who are found to have slight submucosal invasion (< 500 µm) in an ESD specimen. Standardization of specimen handling and histological evaluation is essential if the Japanese results of endoscopic treatment for EGC are to be successfully applied in other parts of the world.
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Esophagus and stomach; Foregut; Malignant gastric diseases; Surgery/interventions
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