<prompt> All the following indicates early gastric cancer exceptInvolvement of mucosaInvolvement of mucosa and submucosaInvolvement of mucosa, submucosa and muscularisInvolvement of mucosa, submucosa and adjacent lymph nodes  <response>: Early gastric cancer is defined as adenocarcinoma limited to the mucosa and sub mucosa of the stomach, regardless of the lymphonode status.Approximately 10 of patients with early gastric cancer are found to have lymph node metastasis on presentation.The overall cure rate with adequate gastric resection and lymphadenectomy is 95.It has the best prognosis among stomach cancer subtypes. 