• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2001

Purpose: Submucosal gastric carcinomas metastasize to lymph nodes more often than the intramucosal gastric carcinomas. The objectives of this study are to clarify the characteristics of submucosal gastric carcinomas, especially in reference to the status of lymph node metastasis, and to explore the possibility of a minimally invasive operation. Materials and Methods: The clinicopathologic features of 88 patients with submucosal gastric carcinoma, all of whom were treated with a $D_{2}+\alpha$ gastrectomy between January 1994 and December 1999, were examined retrospectively with respect to the status of lymph nodes. The size, depth of submucosal invasion, histologic differentiation, location,and macroscopic finding of the tumor were investigated in association with the presence or the absence of lymph node metastasis. Results: Among the 88 patients, 15 ($17.05\%$) had lymph node metastasis, and the status of metastasis was significantly correlated with tumor size and depth of submucosal invasion. The frequency of metastasis was $0\%$ (0/7) of up to 1.0 cm and $18.5\%$ (15/81) over 1.0 cm in size (p=0.034) and $6.1\%$ (2/33) of up to 1.0mm and $23.6\%$ (13/55) over 1.0 mm in depth of submucosal invasion (p=0.042). Conclusion: The tumor size and depth of submucosal invasion are useful indicators of lymph node metastasis in submucosal gastric carcinoma. A minimally invasive operation can be applied for submucosal gastric carcinoma up to 1.0 cm in size Further studies are needed to limited surgery for depth of submucosal invasion.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권13호
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• pp.5371-5375
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• 2014

Background: An accurate assessment of potential lymph node metastasis is important for the appropriate treatment of early gastric cancers. Therefore, this study analyzed predictive factors associated with lymph node metastasis and identified differences between mucosal and submucosal gastric cancers. Materials and Methods: A total of 518 early gastric cancer patients who underwent radical gastrectomy were reviewed in this study. Clinicopathological features were analyzed to identify predictive factors for lymph node metastasis. Results: The rate of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer was 15.3% overall, 3.3% for mucosal cancer, and 23.5% for submucosal cancer. Using univariate analysis, risk factors for lymph node metastasis were identified as tumor location, tumor size, depth of tumor invasion, histological type and lymphovascular invasion. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size >2 cm, submucosal invasion, undifferentiated tumors and lymphovascular invasion were independent risk factors for lymph node metastasis. When the carcinomas were confined to the mucosal layer, tumor size showed a significant correlation with lymph node metastasis. On the other hand, histological type and lymphovascular invasion were associated with lymph node metastasis in submucosal carcinomas. Conclusions: Tumor size >2 cm, submucosal tumor, undifferentiated tumor and lymphovascular invasion are predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer. Risk factors are quite different depending on depth of tumor invasion. Endoscopic treatment might be possible in highly selective cases.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.527-533
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• 2018

There have been many advances in endoscopic imaging technologies. Magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging is an innovative optical technology that enables the precise discrimination of structural changes on the mucosal surface. Several studies have demonstrated its usefulness and superiority for tumor detection and differential diagnosis in the stomach as compared with conventional endoscopy. Furthermore, magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging has the potential to predict the invasion depth and tumor margins during gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection. Classifications of the findings of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging based on microvascular and pit patterns have been proposed and have shown excellent correlations with invasion depth confirmed by microscopy. In terms of tumor margin prediction, magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging offers superior delineation of gastric tumor margins compared with traditional chromoendoscopy with indigo carmine. The limitations of narrow-band imaging, such as the need for considerable training, long procedure time, and lack of studies about its usefulness in undifferentiated cancer, should be resolved to confirm its value as a complementary method to endoscopic submucosal dissection. However, the role of magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging is expected to increase steadily with the increasing use of endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of gastric tumors.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2013

Purpose: Endoscopic submucosal dissection has recently been practiced on a differentiated type of early gastric cancer. However, there is no clear evidence for endoscopic treatments of signet ring cell carcinoma. The aim of this study is to identify the predictive clinicopathological factors for lymph node metastasis in signet ring cell carcinoma for assisting endoscopic submucosal dissection trials. Materials and Methods: A total of 186 patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma who underwent radical curative gastrectomy between January 2001 and September 2009 were enrolled in this study. Retrospective reviews of their medical records are being conducted. Several clinicopathologic factors were being investigated in order to identify predictive factors for lymph nodes metastasis: age, gender, tumor size, type of operation, tumor location, gross type, ulceration, Lauren's classification, depth of invasion, and lymphatic invasion. Results: The lymph node metastasis rate for signet ring cell carcinoma was 4.3% (n=8). Of the 186 lesions with early signet ring cell carcinoma, 91 (48.9%) tumors were larger than 15 mm in size and 40 (21.5%) showed submucosal invasions in the resection specimens. In multivariate analysis, only the lymphatic invasion (P<0.0001) showed an association with lymph node metastasis. To evaluate cutoff values for tumor sizes in the presence of lymph node metastasis, early signet ring cell carcinomas with lymphatic invasions were excluded. In the absence of lymphatic invasion, mucosal cancer with tumor sizes <15 mm had no lymph node metastasis. Conclusions: Endoscopic submucosal dissection can be performed on patients with early signet ring cell carcinoma limited to the mucosa and less than 15 mm.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.119-123
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• 2001

Purpose: The prognosis of operated early gastric cancer is quite excellent and the 5-year survival rate shows to be over $90\%$. The less extensive treatment has been considered to be attractive. However, lymph node metastasis remains a main risk factor for recurrence of early gastric cancer. The author performed this study in order to determine which clinicopathologic factors of early gastric cancer influence lymph node metastasis and recurrence. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 222 patients with early gastric cancer who had been treated by gastrectomy combined with D2 or more extended lymph node dissection between January 1991 and December 1997 at the Department of Surgery, Kyunghee University Hospital. Results: Lymph node metastasis was observed in 26 patients ($11.7\%$), and the depth of tumor invasion and tumor size among clinicopathologic factors affected lymph node metastasis. The 5-year recurrence rate was $4.4\%$, and it was revealed that lymph node metastasis and depth of tumor invasion had a greater effect on recurrence than other clinicopathologic factors. Conclusion: The high risk factors of early gastric cancer in recurrence were submucosal tumor invasion, tumor size more than 2 cm, and lymph node metastasis. Patients of early gastric cancer with such high risk factors should undergo radical gastric resection than limited surgery. (J Korean Gastric Cancer Assoc 2001;1:119-123)

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2016

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the rate, patterns, and risk factors associated with tumor recurrence in patients with T1N0 gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 8,753 patients with pathological T1N0M0 gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy between 1994 and 2014 at Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine were examined. Results: Among the 8,753 patients, 95 patients (1.1%) experienced tumor recurrence; this included 31 remnant, 27 hematogenous, 9 lymph nodal, 5 peritoneal, and 23 multiple-site recurrences. When patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of tumor recurrence, the following characteristics were higher in the recurrence group than in the non-recurrence group: older age (${\geq}65years$), male gender, undifferentiated histology, submucosal invasion, and venous invasion. In multivariate analysis, older age, male gender, tumor depth (sm2 and sm3 invasion), and venous invasion were independent risk factors for tumor recurrence. The recurrence rates were 0.7% in patients with less than two risk factors, 1.7% in those with two risk factors, 3.0% in those with three risk factors, and 6.3% in those with four risk factors (P<0.001). Conclusions: Although tumor recurrence is rare in pT1N0M0 gastric cancer, some patients with certain risk factors demonstrate an increased rate of tumor recurrence. Careful follow-up is required for patients with three or four risk factors.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2006

목적: 위내시경의 보급으로 조기위암의 빈도가 증가하고 축소치료가 활성화되고 있다. 이러한 치료는 장점도 있으나 림프절 곽청의 측면에서 제한점이 있다. 림프절 전이를 동반하는 조기위암의 대부분은 UICC-TNM 분류의 N1 또는 N2이지만 드물게 N3의 보고도 있다. pT1N3 위암은 증례보고는 있지만 review논문은 없어서 특성을 이해하거나 치료방침을 세우기가 어렵고 UICC-TNM에서 4기로 예후가 나쁜 위암으로 분류되어 있으나 객관적인 증거는 없다. 저자들은 국내 6개 대학에서 9예의 pT1N3 위암 치험예를 모아서 문헌 고찰과 함께 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 분당차병원,한양의대,충북의대,고려의대 구로병원, 아주의대, 가톨릭의대 성가병원의 6개 병원에서 기간은 서로 다르지만 의무기록 분석이 가능하였던 기간동안 수술을 받았던 2,772예의 조기위암 중에서 UICC-TNM의 pT1N3 위암 9예를 분석하였다. 비교 대조군은 분당 차병원에서 수술을 받은 210예의 조기위암 환자이다. 결과: 9예는 전체 조기 위암 2,772예의 0.32%이며 남자는 3명, 여자는 6명이었고 평균연령은 57세였다. 점막암이 2예, 점막하층암이 7예이고 전이된 림프절의 수는 18에서 52개로 평균 27개였다. 5예는 표층 팽창형으로 대조군에 비해서 많았고 종양의 크기도 N3군이 N0, N1, N2군보다 컸다. 7예에서 림프관 침윤이 있었으며 대조군에 비하여 높았다. 1예는 대동맥주위 림프절 전이가 있어서 비치유 절제가 되었고 2예에서 조기재발이 있는 등 예후가 불량하였다. 결론: pT1N3 위암의 위험 인자로는 여성, 점막하층암, 종양의 크기, 림프관 침윤을 들 수 있다. pT1N3 위암의 존재는 조기위암의 축소 치료 시 주의를 요하며 예후가 불량하기 때문에 적극적인 항암 보조 요법이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2005

목적: 조기위암은 진행위암에 비해 월등히 좋은 예후를 보인다. 조기위암의 5년 생존율은 현재 $90\%$를 상회하며 치료가 가능한 암으로 알려져 있다. 특히 조기위암에서 중요한 예후인자는 림프절 전이의 존재 여부이다. 요즘 조기 위암에 대해 보존적 술식이 제안되고 있지만 각 개인에 있어서 적절한 술식을 선택하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 이후향적 연구는 점막하층암에서 적절한 치료 방법을 결정하기 위해서 임상병리학적 형태와 림프절 전이와 관련된 인자들을 명확히 하기 위해 시행되었다. 대상 및 방법: 본 연구의 대상은 전남대학교병원에서 1981년부터 1999년 사이에 수술을 받았던 점막하층암(I군) 279예의 임상병리학적 특징을 점막암(II군), 근육층암(III군)과 비교한 것이다. 각 군들 간에 나이, 성별, 종양의 위치, 간 전이 여부, 복막파종 여부 등은 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결과: 림프절 전이는 점막하층암 279명 중 47명($16.8\%$)에서 보였다. 점막하층암에서 림프절 전이는 점막에서 보다 유의하게 높았다($16.8\%\;vs.\;3.9\%$; P<0.01). 점막하층암(I군)에서 5년 생존율은 $88.6\%$이며 점막암(II군)과 근육층암(III군)에서는 각각 $95.2\%$와 $72.7\%$였다(I군 vs. II군, I군 vs. III군; P<0.01). 점막하층암 환자에서 림프절 전이가 있는 경우 생존율은 림프절 전이가 없는 경우에 비해 유의하게 불량하였다($82.2\%\;vs.\;93.6\%$; P<0.01). 결론: 점막하층암에서 림프절의 전이유무가 중요한 예후인자이므로 D2 림프절 곽청술을 포함한 위절제술이 점막 하층암 환자에서 적절한 수술적 방법으로 사료된다. 예후 인자라고 할 수 있다. STI-571은 재발 혹은 전이 환자에 있어 치료 효과를 나타내므로 술후 치료에 적용하는 것이 예후 향상에 기여하리라 생각된다.한 검사로 환자의 일반적인 상태를 반영하며, 특히 혈소판 증가증, 혈청 알부민 감소, 빈혈 등이 나타난 경우 병의 예후가 나쁠 것임을 예측하는데 유용한 것으로 판단된다.서는 C/C 116($40\%$), C/T 103$40\%$), T/T 68($24\%$)이었다(P=0.045). 암의 위치에 따른 MTHFR유전자형의 분포는 위 하부에서 C/C 16($28\%$), C/T & T/T 42($77\%$)이었고, 위 중부 및 상부에서 C/C 2($5\%$), C/T & T/T 36($75\%$) 이었다(P=0.006). 환자군 내에서 흡연력 유무에 따른 MTHFR유전 자형의 분포는 흡연력이 있을 때 C/C 13($23\%$), C/T & T/T 43($77\%$)이었고, 흡연력이 없을 때 C/C 5($12\%$), C/T & T/T 35 ($88\%$)였다(P=0.189). 환자군 내에서 음주력 유무에 따른 MTHFR유전자형의 분포는 음주력이 있을 때 C/C 12($26\%$), C/T & T/T 33($74\%$)이었고, 음주력이 없을 때 C/C 6($12\%$), CT & T/T 45($88\%$)였다.(P=0.063). 결론: 본 연구에서는 MTHFR C/T & T/T 유전자 다형성이 위암의 발생과 그 위치에 대해 관련이 있는 것으로 여겨지고, 흡연력, 음주력과는 관련이 없는 것으로 여겨진다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2018

A 55-year-old man visited our hospital for a detailed examination of a gastric submucosal tumor that was first detected 10 years prior. The tumor continued to grow and had developed a depressed area in its center. A histopathological examination of biopsy specimens revealed gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland type (GA-FG). It was diagnosed as T2 based on the invasion depth as determined by white-light endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography. A total gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy was performed and a GA-FG in the mucosa and submucosa was confirmed histopathologically. However, there was a gradual transition to an infiltrative tubular adenocarcinoma with poorly differentiated components in the muscular and subserosal layers. Metastasis was identified in a dissected lymph node (LN). This is the first report of a GA-FG progressing to an aggressive cancer with LN metastasis. These findings modify our understanding of the pathophysiology of GA-FG.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.355-364
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• 2023

Background: There are no clear guidelines to determine whether to perform D1 or D1+ lymph node dissection in early gastric cancer (EGC). This study aimed to develop a nomogram for estimating the risk of extraperigastric lymph node metastasis (LNM). Materials and Methods: Between 2009 and 2019, a total of 4,482 patients with pathologically confirmed T1 disease at 6 affiliated hospitals were included in this study. The basic clinicopathological characteristics of the positive and negative extraperigastric LNM groups were compared. The possible risk factors were evaluated using univariate and multivariate analyses. Based on these results, a risk prediction model was developed. A nomogram predicting extraperigastric LNM was used for internal validation. Results: Multivariate analyses showed that tumor size (cut-off value 3.0 cm, odds ratio [OR]=1.886, P=0.030), tumor depth (OR=1.853 for tumors with sm2 and sm3 invasion, P=0.010), cross-sectional location (OR=0.490 for tumors located on the greater curvature, P=0.0303), differentiation (OR=0.584 for differentiated tumors, P=0.0070), and lymphovascular invasion (OR=11.125, P<0.001) are possible risk factors for extraperigastric LNM. An equation for estimating the risk of extraperigastric LNM was derived from these risk factors. The equation was internally validated by comparing the actual metastatic rate with the predicted rate, which showed good agreement. Conclusions: A nomogram for estimating the risk of extraperigastric LNM in EGC was successfully developed. Although there are some limitations to applying this model because it was developed based on pathological data, it can be optimally adapted for patients who require curative gastrectomy after endoscopic submucosal dissection.