Theme |
Determination of Gastric Cancer Risk -- Current Conditions and Issues |
Title |
Diagnosis and Clinical Characteristics Observed in Gastric Cancer Patients without Helicobacter pylori Infection |
Author |
Masanori Ito |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital |
Author |
Taiji Matsuo |
Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital |
Author |
Tomoyuki Boda |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital |
Author |
Yoko Matsumoto |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital |
Author |
Masaharu Yoshihara |
Health Service Center, Hiroshima University |
Author |
Shiniji Tanaka |
Department of Endoscopy, Hiroshima University Hospital |
Author |
Kazuaki Chayama |
Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Hiroshima University Hospital |
[ Summary ] |
The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric cancer is very low and the pathological characteristics are different from those observed with common gastric cancer. More than 10% of patients with early gastric cancer were sub-classified into group A in spite of the presence of corpus atrophy. Accurate evaluation of gastric cancer risk must be improved. |