Endoscopic ultrasound using ultrasound probes for the diagnosis of early esophageal and gastric cancers

Figure 14 Findings for an sm1 cancer of the stomach. A: Endoscopic features. A white, flat lesion with central elevation was located on the greater curvature of the angle; B: Endoscopic features after indigo carmine dye. Biopsy specimens showed adenocarcinoma; C: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) features. The white dotted line indicates the extent of the lesion. EUS revealed a thickness of the second layer and a slightly irregular third layer; D: Pathological findings. The tumor was invading the submucosal layer to a 400 μm depth. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, × 40).