| Theme | Precancerous Conditions and Cancer High-risk Lesions in the Esophagus and the Stomach | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Nodular Gastritis -- Risk for Gastric Cancer | |
| Publish Date | 2010/03 | |
| Author | Ken Haruma | Division of Gastroenteroloy, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Tomoari Kamata | Division of Gastroenteroloy, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Akiko Shiotani | Division of Gastroenteroloy, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Naoto Yamashita | Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Hiroaki Kusunoki | Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Kazuhiko Inoue | Department of General Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School |
| Author | Masaki Miyamoto | Department of Intenral Medicine, Hiroshima City Akiota Hospital |
| [ Summary ] | Nodular gastritis is a particular type of gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. In general, the prevalence of nodular gastritis is high in children and young adults. Although nodular gastritis has been considered to be a physiological phenomenon in young women, it is now defined as endoscopic gastritis of the antrum caused by H. pylori infection, with mucosal inflammation also present in the corpus mucosa. Nodular gastritis is strongly associated with diffuse-type gastric cancer of the corpus in young patients. | |