Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	110102
Country	China

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Discrepancies between preoperative assessment and final pathological criteria in early gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Mo-Yi-Ge Jize, Wei Wu, Shi-Gang Ding and Jing Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number China Health & Medical Development Foundation M2021551
Corresponding Author	Jing Zhang, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University Third Hospital, No. 49 Huayuan North Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China. sihuizhang@sina.com
Key Words	Early gastric cancer; Endoscopic submucosal dissection; Gastrectomy; Therapeutic indication; Pathological criteria
Core Tip	Current Japanese guideline-based therapeutic indications for early gastric cancer show 74.4% concordance with postoperative pathological criteria in this 796 patients’ cohort (2010-2022). Key discordance risk factors are tumors in the upper third stomach (prone to pathological underestimation) and undifferentiated histology (prone to overestimation). These findings necessitate heightened preoperative vigilance: Endoscopic reevaluation with mapping biopsies for proximal lesions to address technical challenges and avoid non-curative resections, and secondary.
Citation	Jize MYG, Wu W, Ding SG, Zhang J. Discrepancies between preoperative assessment and final pathological criteria in early gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; In press

Received	2025-05-30 06:28
Peer-Review Started	2025-05-30 06:29
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Return for Revision	2025-06-23 04:48
Revised	2025-07-05 16:48
Second Decision	2025-11-13 02:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-11-13 09:38
Articles in Press	2025-11-13 09:38
Publication Fee Transferred	2025-07-08 05:11
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