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Endoscopic Evaluation

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Current models of video-endoscopes provide high-quality digital images, color reproduction, and structure enhancement. The initial step of gastric cancer diagnosis is identifying an area of the mucosa that shows discoloration (pale or more reddish), irregular microvascular network, or mucosal elevation or depression via white light endoscopy (WLE).

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  1. Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, 111 Jungbalsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi, 410-769, Republic of Korea

    Il Ju Choi

  2. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

    Yuko Kitagawa

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  1. Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan

    Seigo Kitano M.D., Ph.D. (President) (President)

  2. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Cancer Research Instititue, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Han-Kwang Yang M.D., Ph.D.

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Choi, I.J., Kitagawa, Y. (2012). Endoscopic Evaluation. In: Kitano, S., Yang, HK. (eds) Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54003-8_3

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