Full Description
This study investigates the histopathology of conditions that can lead to cancer of the stomach. The authors specifically offer data to explain the histogenesis of gastric cancer. They discuss how morphometric studies can be used to evaluate dysplasia, and how new dysplasias have been identified.
Contents
1 General Remarks.- 2 Precursors of Gastric Carcinoma.- 3 An Epidemiological Study of the Ratio of Gastric Ulcer to Duodenal Ulcer: Its Relationship to Gastric Cancer.- 4 Gastric Polyps and Gastric Carcinoma.- 5 Is Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Mucosa a Precancerous Lesion?.- 6 Typing and Grading of Gastric Dysplasia.- 7 Precancerous Changes of the Stomach Observed in Surgical Specimens and Biopsy Materials.- 8 DNA Distribution in Gastric Cancer and Dysplasia.
