Neutrophil Infiltration and the Distribution of Intestinal Metaplasia Is Associated with Metachronous Gastric Cancer following Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Takafumi Sugimoto; Yutaka Yamaji; Kosuke Sakitani; Yoshihiro Isomura; Shuntaro Yoshida; Atsuo Yamada; Yoshihiro Hirata; Keiji Ogura; Makoto Okamoto; Kazuhiko Koike

doi:10.1155/2015/950734

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Neutrophil Infiltration and the Distribution of Intestinal Metaplasia Is Associated with Metachronous Gastric Cancer following Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Takafumi Sugimoto,
Yutaka Yamaji,
Kosuke Sakitani,
Yoshihiro Isomura,
Shuntaro Yoshida,
Atsuo Yamada,
Yoshihiro Hirata,
Keiji Ogura,
Makoto Okamoto,
Kazuhiko Koike

Affiliations

Takafumi Sugimoto: Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoundo Hospital, Japan
Yutaka Yamaji: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Kosuke Sakitani: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yoshihiro Isomura: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Shuntaro Yoshida: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Atsuo Yamada: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yoshihiro Hirata: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Keiji Ogura: Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Japan
Makoto Okamoto: Department of Gastroenterology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuhiko Koike: Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/950734
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 6
pp. 321 – 325

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of early gastric cancer is a minimally invasive procedure. However, the risk for metachronous cancers after successful cancer treatment remains high and the risk factors for metachronous cancers have not been elucidated.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjgh/

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