Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric cancer mimicking a submucosal tumor

Abstract Background Gastric cancer that mimics a submucosal tumor (SMT) is infrequently encountered in routine clinical settings, and histopathological analysis is often negative for malignant cells. In such cases, excisional biopsy of the entire tumor may be necessary to make a definitive pathologi...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Ozawa, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Satoru Matsuda, Shuhei Mayanagi, Tomoyuki Irino, Kazumasa Fukuda, Rieko Nakamura, Norihito Wada, Yuko Kitagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2020-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00855-4
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