Abstract
Gastric cancer is the final step in a multi-stage cascade triggered by long-standing inflammatory conditions (particularly Helicobacter pylori infection) resulting in atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia: these lesions represent the cancerization field in which (intestinal-type) gastric cancer develops. Intraepithelial neoplasia is consistently recognized as the phenotypic bridge between atrophic/metaplastic lesions and invasive cancer. This paper addresses the epidemiology, pathology, molecular profiling, and clinical management of advanced precancerous gastric lesions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-223 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Gastroenterology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Gastroenterology
Keywords
- Gastric cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastritis staging
- Precancerous gastric lesions