Open AccessClinical features of second primary cancers arising in early gastric cancer patients after endoscopic resection
Author(s) -
Jung-Wook Kim,
JunBock Jang,
Young Woon Chang,
Yong Ho Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8358
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , cancer , colorectal cancer , gastroenterology , medical record , esophageal cancer , retrospective cohort study , surgery , physics , optics
To investigate the incidence and distribution of second primary cancers (SPCs) in early gastric cancer (EGC) patients who underwent endoscopic resection (ER), compared to advanced gastric cancer (AGC) patients who underwent surgery.