Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  2001 Jul;23(1):28-31.

A Case of Synchronous Quadruple Early Gastric Cancer Which was Detected Preoperatively

• Jo NY
• Kong H
• Kim JH
• Park YH
• Kim YH
• Kim HJ
• Kim CH
• Kim JS
• Mok YJ
• Bak YT
• Lee CH

Abstract

Early diagnosis of gastric cancer is very important since gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-mortality in Korea. The incidence of early gastric cancer has increased recently with much advances in diagnostic modalities and increasing concerns about individual health status. The incidence of multiple gastric cancer is also increasing. The number of lesions in cases with multiple gastric cancer is usually 2 or 3, and lesions over 4 sites are rare. The problem in the diagnosis of multiple gastric cancer is the low preoperative detection rate in spite of the recent advances of diagnostic techniques, especially in cases with small flat or elevated lesions. We report a case of a synchronous quadruple early gastric cancer which was preoperatively diagnosed with endoscopy. Of the four lesions, one was depressed (IIc) and the other three were superficial elevated (IIa). All four lesions were well differentiated adenocarcinomas confined to the mucosa.

Keyword

Multiple; Quadruple; Early gastric cancer

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis
Endoscopy
Incidence
Korea
Mucous Membrane
Stomach Neoplasms*