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. 2019 Oct;31(5):707–737. doi: 10.21147/j.issn.1000-9604.2019.05.01

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Absolute indication and expanded indication for endoscopic treatment of early gastric cancer

Depth of invasion Differentiated Undifferentiated
Inline graphic, absolute indication lesion; Inline graphic, relative indication lesion. cT1a (M), intramucosal cancer (preoperative diagnosis); cT1b (SM), submucosally invasive cancer (preoperative diagnosis); UL, finding of ulceration (scar). *, only for endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).
cT1a (M)
 UL (−) ≤2 cm >2 cm ≤2 cm >2 cm
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 UL (+) ≤3 cm >3 cm
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cT1b (SM)