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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MUCIN PHENOTYPE CAN PREDICT GASTRIC CANCER RECURRENCE AFTER ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Dec 2017
Hondo Fabio Yuji, Kishi Humberto, Safatle-Ribeiro Adriana Vaz, Pessorrusso Fernanda Cristina Simões, Ribeiro Ulysses, Maluf-Filho Fauze
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BACKGROUND: Endoscopic mucosal resection is still considered an accepted treatment for early gastric cancer for selected cases. Histopathologic criteria for curative endoscopic resection are intramucosal well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, lateral and deep margins free of tumor, no histological ulceration, and no venous or lymphatic embolism. A 5% local recurrence rate has been described even when all the...
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