Precancerous lesions in the stomach: From biology to clinical patient management

Massimo Rugge*, Lisette G. Capelle, Rocco Cappellesso, Donato Nitti, Ernst J. Kuipers

*Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)205-223
Number of pages19
JournalBailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Gastroenterology

Keywords

  • Gastric cancer
  • Gastritis
  • Gastritis staging
  • Precancerous gastric lesions

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