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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2013; 19(13): 2092-2096
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2092
Published online Apr 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i13.2092
Missed diagnosis of early gastric cancer or high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia
Wei Ren, Jin Yu, Zhi-Mei Zhang, Yuan-Kun Song, Yi-Hui Li, Lei Wang, Department of Gastroenterology, Xin Qiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
Author contributions: Ren W wrote the paper; Yu J, Zhang ZM analyzed the data; Song YK, Li YH provided the analytic tools; Wang L designed the research.
Correspondence to: Lei Wang, MD, Departments of Gastroenterology, Xin Qiao Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China. butterfly131@126.com
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Received: December 17, 2012
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Revised: January 31, 2013
Accepted: February 5, 2013
Published online: April 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Early gastric cancer (EGC) detection rate in China is much lower than that in Japan, where > 80% of EGC is detected. How to avoid missed diagnosis of EGC is most important for digestive endoscopy practice. We found that there were many influencing factors for missed diagnosis of EGC. The most critical issue for endoscopists to avoid missed diagnosis is being cautious about each individual patient.