Utility of endoscopic pinch biopsy after argon plasma coagulation treatment for diagnosing scirrhous gastric carcinoma

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Using a Cap‐fitted Panendoscope as a Diagnostic Procedure in a Case of Scirrhous Gastric Carcinoma

“…Low sensitivity for endoscopic biopsy in scirrhous gastric carcinoma and a high false‐negative rate especially in a case with no depressive lesions have been reported 2 . In such cases, a technique involving fine‐needle aspiration or argon plasma coagulation has been described, 3,4 but the specimens are often inadequate for pathological diagnosis. In contrast, specimens obtained using EMRC were approximately 20 mm in diameter, 5 which are regarded as sufficient for making a definitive diagnosis.…”