Chronic atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia surrounding diffuse-type gastric cancer: Are they just bystanders in the process of carcinogenesis?

<h4>Background</h4>Gastric cancer (GC) is categorized as diffuse- and intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. Intestinal-type GC is associated with chronic gastritis, atrophic gastritis (AG), and intestinal metaplasia (IM), precursors of dysplastic changes. Diffuse-type GC is generally known to...

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Main Authors: Seung Yong Shin, Jie-Hyun Kim, Jaeyoung Chun, Young Hoon Yoon, Hyojin Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226427