Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2011; 17(29): 3390-3397
Published online Aug 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i29.3390
Figure 6
Figure 6 Incidence of early gastric cancer treated in Kitasato University Hospital per 100 000 population in Sagamihara city. A: Incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) in the 35 years between 1972 and 2006. Note that the incidence of EGC increased during the time period; B: Incidence of EGC-M and EGC-SM during the observed 35 years. The initial year of the critical events in endoscopic resection in Japan is designated by arrows. EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; EGC-M: Early-Mucosa; EGC-SM: Early-Submucosa.