Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Carcinoma de estómago in situ, estadio 0
Stage 0 gastric carcinoma in situ ( GAS-trik KAR-sih-NOH-muh in SY-too)
Abnormal cells are found in the inside lining of the mucosal (innermost) layer of the stomach wall. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.