title: Preinvasive neoplasia in the stomach: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: This article discusses the proper handling of biopsy samples from mucosal lesions taken from the stomach when there is a suspicion of a malignant process. In addition, the use of endoscopic mucosal resection for therapy and staging of gastric neoplasia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Section of Endoscopy and Therapeutics, The Cancer Research Center, The University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noffsinger
authors.forename: Irving
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Waxman
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D019160:Endosonography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery