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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2023

Coexistence of early gastric cancer and benign submucosal lesions mimic invasive cancer: a retrospective multicenter experience.

Huawei Yang, Zhen Li, Zhi Wei, Guodong Li, Yi Li, Shanbin Wu, Rui Ji

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Article in BMC gastroenterology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huawei YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107, Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, 250012, China.
Zhen LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107, Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, 250012, China.
Zhi WeiShandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, 250022, China.
Guodong LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Yi LiShandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, 250022, China.
Shanbin WuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Rui JiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, No. 107, Wenhuaxi Road, Jinan, 250012, China. qljirui@email.sdu.edu.cn.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNShandong First Medical University · CN

Funding

The study was supported by Nature Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China ZR2020LZL003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo present a study to identify the characteristics of coexisting early gastric cancer (EGC) and benign submucosal lesions, with the aim of reducing the adverse consequences of overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

methodsIn this retrospective study, we searched the endoscopic databases of three tertiary centers. We screened of patients suspected of early gastric cancer submucosal infiltration by conventional endoscopy and ultimately selected for endoscopic submucosal dissection treatment after endoscopic ultrasonography and magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging examination. Patients with coexisting EGC and benign submucosal lesions in histological sections were included. Clinical data and endoscopic images were reviewed. To evaluate the precision of endoscopists' diagnoses for this type of lesion, eight endoscopists with different experiences were recruited to judge the infiltration depth of these lesions and analyze the accuracy rate.

resultsWe screened 520 patients and retrospectively identified 18 EGC patients with an invasive cancer-like morphology. The most common lesion site was the cardia (12/18, 66.67%). The coexisting submucosal lesions could be divided into solid (5/18, 27.78%) and cystic (13/18, 72.22%). The most common type of submucosal lesion was gastritis cystica profunda (12/18, 66.67%), whereas leiomyoma was the predominant submucosal solid lesion (3/18, 16.67%). Ten (55.56%) patients < underwent endoscopic ultrasonography; submucosal lesions were definitively diagnosed in 6 patients (60.00%). The accuracy of judgement of the infiltration depth was significantly lower in cases of coexistence of EGC with benign submucosal lesions (EGC-SML) than in EGC (38.50% versus 65.60%, P = 0.0167). The rate of over-diagnosis was significantly higher within the EGC-SML group compared to the EGC group (59.17% versus 10.83%, P < 0.0001).

conclusionsWe should be aware of the coexistence of EGC and benign submucosal lesions, the most common of which is early cardiac-differentiated cancer with gastritis cystica profunda.

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Endoscopic Mucosal ResectionGastritisGastrointestinal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsEndoscopy, GastrointestinalGastric MucosaHumansRetrospective StudiesEarly gastric cancerEndoscopic ultrasonographyGastritis cystica profundaInfiltration depthSubmucosal lesions

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