Journal of Gastric Cancer

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Endoscopic Resection of Undifferentiated Early Gastric Cancer

미분화 조기위암의 내시경 절제술

  • Kim, Jie-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 김지현 (연세대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이용찬 (연세대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

Endoscopic resection is one of the curative options for early gastric cancer. However, based on large-scale data about the risk of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer, endoscopic resection has been attempted for the following: differentiated intramucosal gastric cancer, regardless of size and without ulcers; differentiated intramucosal cancer, 30 mm in size with ulcers; minute submucosal differentiated cancer <30 mm in size; and undifferentiated intramucosal cancer, <20 mm in diameter without venous or lymphatic involvement. However, undifferentiated early gastric cancer exhibits different biologic behavior from differentiated early gastric cancer. Thus, the application of endoscopic resection for undifferentiated early gastric cancer remains controversial. In this review, we discuss the application of endoscopic resection for undifferentiated early gastric cancer based on analysis of biologic behavior and data of endoscopic resection.

내시경 절제술은 림프절 전이의 위험도가 낮은 조기위암에 대한 근치적 국소 치료로 받아들여지고 있다. 최근 조기위암의 림프절 전이에 대한 연구결과들과 내시경 수기 및 부속기구의 발전에 기초하여 내시경 절제의 적용 범위는 확대되는 추세이다. 현재 조기위암의 내시경 절제의 확대 적응증으로는 궤양이 동반되지 않는 경우의 점막암이나, 궤양이 동반된 3 cm 이하의 점막암, 궤양이 없는 3 cm 이하의 미분화 점막암, 3 cm 이하의 궤양을 동반하지 않은 분화가 좋은 미세점막하암으로 림프혈관 침범이 없는 경우이다. 이 중 미분화암은 분화가 좋은 암과 비교하여 다른 생물학적 행태를 가진다는 관점에서 내시경 절제의 확대 적응증으로 포함하는 것에 있어 논란이 있는 상태이다. 따라서, 본 종설에서는 미분화 조기위암의 생물학적 행태와 내시경 절제술 결과에 기초하여 미분화 조기위암에서의 내시경 절제술 적용에 관하여 논해보고자 한다.

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