Gastric cystica profunda: Another indication for minimally invasive endoscopic resection techniques?
World J Gastroenterol
; 30(27): 3278-3283, 2024 Jul 21.
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ABSTRACT
Gastric cancer presents a significant global health burden, as it is the fifth most common malignancy and fourth leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Variations in incidence rates across regions underscores the multifactorial etiology of this disease. The overall 5-year survival rate remains low despite advances in its diagnosis and treatment. Although surgical gastrectomy was previously standard-of-care, endoscopic resection techniques, including endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have emerged as effective alternatives for early lesions. Compared to surgical resection, endoscopic resection techniques have comparable 5-year survival rates, reduced treatment-related adverse events, shorter hospital stays and lower costs. ESD also enables en bloc resection, thus affording organ-sparing curative endoscopic resection for early cancers. In this editorial, we comment on the recent publication by Geng et al regarding gastric cystica profunda (GCP). GCP is a rare gastric pseudotumour with the potential for malignant progression. GCP presents a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical manifestations and varied endoscopic appearance. There are several gaps in the literature regarding the diagnosis and management of GCP which warrants further research to standardize patient management. Advances in endoscopic resection techniques offer promising avenues for GCP and early gastric cancers.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
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Gastroscopía
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Resección Endoscópica de la Mucosa
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Humans
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En
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World J Gastroenterol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos