Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea and the world. Since 2004, this
is the 4th gastric cancer guideline published in Korea which is the revised version of …

Background Gastric cancer is the most common cancer and the fourth most common cause
of cancer death in South Korea [1]. Despite the large number of gastric cancer patients …

Although surgery was the standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers, endoscopic
resection is now a standard treatment for early gastrointestinal cancers without regional …

OBJECTIVES: Few studies have compared the long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection
and surgery. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of endoscopic …

Background and Aims Japanese criteria for curative endoscopic resection of early gastric
cancer initially included nonulcerated, well-differentiated mucosal lesions≤ 2 cm in …

Background and Aims Although endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for expanded-
indication lesions of differentiated-type early gastric cancer (EGC) has been widely …

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is accepted as a standard treatment
in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) who have a negligible risk of lymph node …

Background Undifferentiated type of early gastric cancer (U-EGC) is included among the
expanded indications of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD); however, the rate of …

Background Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Screening for
gastric cancer greatly relies on endoscopy and pathology biopsy, which are invasive and …

Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become an ideal and promising therapeutic
method for fighting cancer, but its common application in clinical practice is prevented by the …