True about early gastric cancer is
Based on histological features, WHO classified gastric tumors into : Early gastric carcinoma is defined as a cancer limited to the mucosa and submucosa with or wthout perigastric lymph node metastasis Advanced gastric carcinoma: extends below the submucosa into the muscular wall. GENERAL AND SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY RAMDAS NAYAK FIRST EDITION PGNO.385 IMAGE REF: GENERAL AND SYSTEMIC PATHOLOGY RAMDAS NAYAK SECOND EDITION FIG. 18.8 PAGE NO: 489
Limited to serosa
Chemotherapy
Lymph node metastasis present
Limited to mucosa and submucosa
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