Fundic gland polyps (Elster's cysts) of the gastric mucosa. A marker for colorectal epithelial neoplasia?

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 731-734

  Jung, A ^a   Vieth, M ^b   Maier, O ^c   Stolte, Michael ^d  

^a Praxis für Gastroenterologie   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasia; Fundic gland polyps

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON CARCINOMA; COLON MUCOSA; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM MUCOSA; RECTUM POLYP; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH GLAND; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH POLYP;

EID: 0036920047     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00328     Document Type: Article

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