[Argon plasma coagulation in a patient with early diagnosis of gastric carcinoma].

Argon plasma coagulation (APC) has been introduced for the local endoscopic treatment of gastrointestinal malignancy recently. It is mainly used as a palliative therapy, especially in case of stenosis. Despite a lot of publications concerning APC the clinical usefulness of this method in a small malignant tumors remains unclear. The patient with early diagnosed carcinoma of gastric, efficiently treated using argon plasma coagulation is described.