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All the following indicates early gastric cancer except

A
Involvement of mucosa
B
Involvement of mucosa and submucosa
C
Involvement of mucosa, submucosa and muscularis
D
Involvement of mucosa, submucosa and adjacent lymph nodes
High-Yield Explanation
Early gastric cancer is defined as adenocarcinoma limited to the mucosa and sub mucosa of the stomach, regardless of the lymphonode status. Approximately 10% of patients with early gastric cancer are found to have lymph node metastasis on presentation. The overall cure rate with adequate gastric resection and lymphadenectomy is —95%. It has the best prognosis among stomach cancer subtypes.

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