Published in Cancer Weekly, June 23rd, 2009
"We investigated the usefulness of EUS for evaluation of the depth of gastric cancer invasion and indications for endoscopic treatment. Accuracy of EUS for determining the depth of invasion and incidences of a positive basal margin were assessed in 235 patients who underwent endoscopic treatment or surgery for gastric cancer. The EUS-determined depth of invasion was classified its follows: EUS-M (lesion confined to sonographic layers 1 and 2);...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-23)
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