Early Stomach Cancer in Turkey

The Stomach cancer has been encountered as the most common tumor in gastrointestinal system in Turkey.We have periodically performed the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for the patients with precancerous lesions such as intestinal metaplasia, atrophic gastritis and polyps. We have used dyes such as metilen blue, indigocarmin during the examination in selective cases.We have preoperatively diagnosed forty one cases ,31 male and 10 female, in early stage of the cancer since 1987 up to now.In order to diagnose the early stomach cancer, it is necessary to perform periodically endoscopic examinations and dye endoscopy in high risk groups for gastric cancer.