Study on histogenesis of enterochromaffin-like carcinoid in autoimmune atrophic gastritis associated with pernicious anemia

Background/Aim. Autoimmune atrophic fundic gastritis induces the pernicious anemia (PA), as well as the changes in both epithelium and endocrine cells of gastric mucosa. The most important complications are: achlorhydria, hypergastrinemia, gastric cancer and enterochromaffin-like ( ECL) carcinoid. T...

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Published in:	Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Main Authors:	Mačukanović-Golubović Lana, Katić Vuka, Rančić Gorana, Milenović Mladen, Marjanović Goran, Golubović Zoran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2007-01-01
Subjects:	gastritis, atrophic anemia, pernicious autoimmune diseases carcinoid tumor enterochromaffin cells histological techniques
Online Access:	http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2007/0042-84500708543M.pdf