Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
Publication Date: December 9, 2019
Key Points
Key Points
Gastric cancer is the 3rd leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the primary risk factor for (intestinal-type) non-cardia gastric cancer, with at least 80% of the global gastric cancer burden attributable to this pathogen.
Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) may represent the histologic step just prior to development of dysplasia.
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the primary risk factor for (intestinal-type) non-cardia gastric cancer, with at least 80% of the global gastric cancer burden attributable to this pathogen.
Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) may represent the histologic step just prior to development of dysplasia.
Diagnosis
...iagnosi...
...ommendations for Management of Gastric Intestin...
...atients with GIM, the AGA recommends testing...
...with GIM the AGA suggests against routin...
...th GIM, the AGA suggests against routine repea...