Gastritis

Researchers from School of Medicine report on findings in gastritis

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 23rd, 2010

Fresh data on gastritis are presented in the report 'Risk factors for progression to gastric neoplastic lesions in patients with atrophic gastritis.' "Atrophic gastritis, involving the gastric body mucosa, predisposes to gastric neoplastic lesions (GNL). However, regular gastroscopic-histological follow-up for GNL is not recommended for patients with atrophic gastritis," researchers in Rome, Italy report.

"To evaluate risk factors for the progression to GNL in a cohort of patients with atrophic gastritis. A total of 300 patients with atrophic gastritis [205 women, aged 54 (18-78) years] underwent gastroscopy with six gastric antrum and body biopsies. All patients had at...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-11-23)

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