Prevalence of gastric cancer precursor lesions in patients of a secondary care center in a state in south of Brazil

• Main Authors: Dominique Valentina Terebinto (Author), Celso Nilo Didoné Filho (Author), Guilherme Ribas Taques (Author), Michelle Gusmão de Assis (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Archives of Clinical Gastroenterology - Peertechz Publications, 2022-02-09.
• Assuntos: Research Article
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<p>Background: Atrophy of the gastric mucosa and intestinal metaplasia is considered malignant precursor lesions of gastric cancer, which is considered the fifth most common neoplasm in the world and the third cause of death from cancer. The main risk factor is the infection by Helicobacter py...