| Theme |
Guidebook of Pathology for Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists ; Including Special Stains and Immunohistochemistry |
| Title |
Pathological Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer (Especially, Early Stage) |
| Author |
Ryo Wada |
Department of Pathology, Juntendo University Shizuoha Hospital / Department of Pathology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
An outline of pathological diagnosis of gastric cancer for gastroenterological physicians, including current problems, is presented.
Histological differences in the gastric mucosa according to particular area, gastric atrophy versus intestinal metaplasia, differentiated adenocarcinoma versus undifferentiated carcinoma, the significance of mucin staining for gastric cancer and histological differential diagnosis of adenoma versus carcinoma in the stomach are illustrated. |