Individualized proximal margin for early gastric cancer patients

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2014; 20(44): 16793-16794
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Table 1 Association of proximal margins with oncologic safety and postgastrectomy quality of life in early gastric cancer patients

Distance	Oncologic safety	Quality of life	Recommendation
< 1 mm	Dangerous	No impact (ref.)	Denied
1-10 mm	Marginal	No impact	Endoscopic fit cases only¹
1-3 cm	Probably safe	No impact	Surgical cases with clear tumor borderline
3-5 cm	Safe	Probable impact	Surgical cases with uncertain tumor borderline
> 5 cm	Safe (ref.)	Clear impact	Denied

¹Indications: (1) cT1a tumor; (2) cN0 status; (3) no more than 20 mm in diameter; (4) without ulceration; and (5) histologically differentiated adenocarcinoma[2].

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Citation: Chen XZ, Zhang WH, Hu JK. Individualized proximal margin for early gastric cancer patients. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(44): 16793-16794
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i44/16793.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16793