title: Comparative studies on epithelial lesions at gastric cardia and pyloric antrum in subjects from a high incidence area for esophageal cancer in Henan, China.
abstract: AIM:To investigate the pathogenesis of gastric cardia and the distal part of stomach cancer and to further characterize the histopathogenesis model for gastric cardia cancer from the high-risk population for esophageal cancer.METHODS:Mass survey with endoscopic mucosa biopsy and histopathological examination were carried out on 226 subjects aged above 30 years. Three biopsies were collected one each from the middle part of the esophagus, the gastric cardia and the pyloric antrum. The biopsy tissue was fixed with 85% alcohol and paraffin-embedded.RESULTS:The incidence of intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia at gastric cardia epithelium was higher than that at the pyloric antrum from the subjects in the same area. And there were high incidences of both esophageal and gastric cardia cancer, but a low incidence of gastric cancer at the distal part of the stomach.CONCLUSION:There might be different etiology and pathogenesis of gastric cardia and pyloric cancer at the distal part of the stomach.
authors.forename: Shan-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yong-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong-Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Zuo-Yu
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jian-Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zong-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yi-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Li-Dong
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wang