Precancerous Conditions and Lesions of the Stomach, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993

In this book, precursors of gastric cancer are described histopathologically, especially about the precancerous conditons and precancerous lesions of the stomach. In addition to those precancerous changes stated in previous monographs and textbooks, some newly recognized gastric dysplasias are proposed. In order to be able to ovjectively evaluate the atypism of dysplasic changes, achievements of

1 General Remarks.- 2 Precursors of Gastric Carcinoma.- 3 An Epidemiological Study of the Ratio of Gastric Ulcer to Duodenal Ulcer: Its Relationship to Gastric Cancer.- 4 Gastric Polyps and Gastric Carcinoma.- 5 Is Intestinal Metaplasia of Gastric Mucosa a Precancerous Lesion?.- 6 Typing and Grading of Gastric Dysplasia.- 7 Precancerous Changes of the Stomach Observed in Surgical Specimens and Biopsy Materials.- 8 DNA Distribution in Gastric Cancer and Dysplasia.