<prompt> Early gastric carcinoma confined to -MucosaMucosa and submucosaMuscularis, mucosa and submucosaLymph nodes  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., mucosa and submucosa o Early gastric cancer is defined as adenocarcinoma limited to the mucosa and submucosa of the stomach, regardless of the lymphonode status.o Approximately 10 of patients with early gastric cancer are found to have lymph node metastasis on presentation,o Overall cure rate with adequate gastric resection and lymphadenectomy is -95.o It has the best prognosis among stomach cancer subtypes. 