An early cancer of the gastric cardia arising from carditis after long-term gastroesophageal reflux disease in the absence of Helicobacter pylori infection

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1236-1238

  Yagi, Kazuyoshi ^a,c   Nakamura, Atsuo ^a   Sekine, Atsuo ^a   Oyamatsu, Manabu ^a   Tamiya, Yoichi ^a   Watanabe, Hedenobu ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Niigata Prefectural Yoshida Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early gastric cardiac cancer; Gastroesophageal reflux disease; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 0036908108     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02749.x     Document Type: Article

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