title: [Gastric carcinoma; pathology (author's transl)].
abstract: Frequency, macro- and microanatomy, and propagation routes of gastric cancer are outlined. Early carcinoma is discussed and the relation of gastric mucosal polypi to carcinoma of the stomach. Finally the significance of biopsies and the possibility of its misinterpretation are stressed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000592:standards; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Das Magenkarzinom aus der Sicht des Pathologen.