Clinicopathological Characteristics and Endoscopic Features of Early Gastric Cancers Diagnosed After Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Retrospective Study
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is an important risk factor for developing gastric cancer. However, even after H. pylori eradication, early gastric cancer (EGC) can develop. We elucidated the characteristics of EGCs diagnosed after H. pylori eradication.
Methods: Thirty-six EGCs in 32 patients diagnosed after H. pylori eradication were defined as the eradication group (H. pylori-EG). The clinicopathological and endoscopic features were compared with those of 156 EGCs in 140 patients in the H. pylori-positive group (H. pylori-PG). Twenty-nine EGC lesions in the H. pylori-EG were further divided into two subgroups: the first included six lesions of no to mild atrophic mucosa around the EGC, and the second included 23 lesions of moderate to severe atrophic mucosa around the EGC. We compared them between the two subgroups.
Results: Endoscopic features of EGCs in the H. pylori-EG were characterized as small (P = 0.049) and of the depressed type (P = 0.022) compared with those in the H. pylori-PG. EGCs in the H. pylori-EG were detected in the upper region of the stomach more frequently than those in the H. pylori-PG (P = 0.002). Submucosal ECGs in the H. pylori-EG were more likely to be seen in the no to mild atrophic mucosa subgroup (4/6, 67%) compared with the moderate to severe atrophic gastric mucosa subgroup (1/23, 4%) (P = 0.003).
Conclusions: Careful follow-up endoscopies are necessary after H. pylori eradication.
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Due to technical limitations, Tables 1-3 are provided in the Supplementary Files section.
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Posted 21 Sep, 2020
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Endoscopic Features of Early Gastric Cancers Diagnosed After Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Retrospective Study
Posted 21 Sep, 2020
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is an important risk factor for developing gastric cancer. However, even after H. pylori eradication, early gastric cancer (EGC) can develop. We elucidated the characteristics of EGCs diagnosed after H. pylori eradication.
Methods: Thirty-six EGCs in 32 patients diagnosed after H. pylori eradication were defined as the eradication group (H. pylori-EG). The clinicopathological and endoscopic features were compared with those of 156 EGCs in 140 patients in the H. pylori-positive group (H. pylori-PG). Twenty-nine EGC lesions in the H. pylori-EG were further divided into two subgroups: the first included six lesions of no to mild atrophic mucosa around the EGC, and the second included 23 lesions of moderate to severe atrophic mucosa around the EGC. We compared them between the two subgroups.
Results: Endoscopic features of EGCs in the H. pylori-EG were characterized as small (P = 0.049) and of the depressed type (P = 0.022) compared with those in the H. pylori-PG. EGCs in the H. pylori-EG were detected in the upper region of the stomach more frequently than those in the H. pylori-PG (P = 0.002). Submucosal ECGs in the H. pylori-EG were more likely to be seen in the no to mild atrophic mucosa subgroup (4/6, 67%) compared with the moderate to severe atrophic gastric mucosa subgroup (1/23, 4%) (P = 0.003).
Conclusions: Careful follow-up endoscopies are necessary after H. pylori eradication.
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Due to technical limitations, Tables 1-3 are provided in the Supplementary Files section.