Is intestinal metaplasia the point of no return in the progression of gastric carcinogenesis?

Chin Med J (Engl). 2021 Nov 30;134(24):2965-2967. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001889.

Authors

Si-Ran Wu^{1

2}, Yu-Hao Liu³, Yong-Quan Shi¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Chinese Armed Police Force Fujian Armed Police Corps hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
³ First Cadet Regiment, School of Basic Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Carcinogenesis
Gastric Mucosa
Helicobacter Infections*
Helicobacter pylori*
Humans
Metaplasia
Stomach
Stomach Neoplasms*