早期胃癌肉眼分類典型例

Macroscopic Classification of Early Gastric Cancer Presentation of Typical Cases

　A definition and classification of early carcinoma of the stomach have been settled in Japan to facilitate discussions between radiologist, endoscopist, cytologist, surgeon and pathologist who have been engaging in detection and study of gastric carcinoma. These definition and classification are widely adopted in Japan and might appear not infrequently in papers presented in this Journal.

Definition of Early Carcinoma of the Stomach

　At the annual meeting of JAPAN GASTROEN-TEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY SOCIETY in 1962 and of JAPANESE RESEARCH SOCIETY for GASTRIC CANCER in 1963, the early gastric carcinoma was defined as carcinoma of the stomach of which invasion was limited to the mucosa and submucosa.

　A definition and classification of early carcinoma of the stomach have been settled in Japan to facilitate discussions between radiologist, endoscopist, cytologist, surgeon and pathologist who have been engaging in detection and study of gastric carcinoma. These definition and classification are widely adopted in Japan and might appear not infrequently in papers presented in this Journal.

Definition of Early Carcinoma of the Stomach

　At the annual meeting of JAPAN GASTROEN-TEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY SOCIETY in 1962 and of JAPANESE RESEARCH SOCIETY for GASTRIC CANCER in 1963, the early gastric carcinoma was defined as carcinoma of the stomach of which invasion was limited to the mucosa and submucosa.