GASTRIC CANCER Risk Factors And Pathology
GASTRIC CANCER Risk Factors And Pathology
GASTRIC CANCER Risk Factors And Pathology
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Role of <strong>Pathology</strong> and Pathologists in<br />
evaluation of patients for gastric cancer<br />
• Diagnosis: in biopsy<br />
sample or surgically<br />
resected stomach<br />
• Determine tumor stage<br />
• Precursor lesions<br />
Intestinal metaplasia-><br />
dysplasia<br />
• Important for selection<br />
of treatment<br />
• Important for<br />
surveillance &<br />
prevention<br />
• Contributing risk factors<br />
or underlying cause<br />
– H. pylori gastritis<br />
– Genetic predisposition<br />
(hereditary gastric cancer)<br />
• Important for<br />
prevention of cancer
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