Question 132 · LEK · Gastric cancer
Early gastric cancer is defined as:
- A. malignant neoplasm crossing the gastric wall, with metastases to the lymph nodes but with no metastases to the distant organs.
- B. malignant neoplasm infiltrating the submucous membrane, but not crossing the gastric wall.
- C. malignant neoplasm of the stomach categorized as T2 by the TNM classification.
- D. malignant neoplasm in mucous and submucous membranes, but not infiltrating the muscle membrane of the stomach.
- E. malignant neoplasm of the stomach diagnosed in a patient under 50 years of age.
Hint
The definition depends only on how deep the tumor invades the gastric wall, regardless of lymph node status.
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