Question 195 · LEK · Gastric cancer
Early gastric cancer is defined as:
- A. lesion limited to the epithelium only.
- B. lesion limited to the mucous membrane without metastases to lymph nodes.
- C. lesion limited to the mucous membrane regardless the status of metastases to lymph nodes.
- D. lesion limited to the mucous membrane and submucosa regardless the status of metastases to lymph nodes.
- E. lesion limited to the mucous membrane and submucosa without metastases to lymph nodes.
Hint
The definition depends only on depth of invasion; ask yourself whether nodal status matters.
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