Comparison of histopathologic findings of non-tumoral gastric mucus of patients with gastric cancer and patients with chronic gastritis
Journal Title: مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهرکرد - Year 2007, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
Background and aim: Gastric cancer is the second cause of cancer death throughout the world. Identification of precancerous lesions is important for designing preventive measures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between lesions and the cancer. Methods: Histological findings of 55 patients with gastric cancer including atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, gastric grade, lymphoid follicles, infiltration of eosinophil and presence of H. pylori were compared with those of the patients with chronic gastritis without any tumor or ulcer. The data was analyzed using Chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Odds ratio tests. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to atrophy, infiltration of eosinophil and lymphoid follicle. The frequency of intestinal metaplasia (OR: 19/89), dysplasia (OR: 76/22) and lymphoid follicule (OR: 22/46) in the case and control groups was 47.3% and 10.9% (p
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mohamadhosain Sanei, behnam Sanei, parvin Mahzooni, ali Chehrei
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