Question 66 (part 2) · LEK · Gastric cancer
Selected characteristics of gastric cancers according to Lauren classification are given below. Which of them describe intestinal type adenocarcinoma best?
- A. a prepyloric location, a connection with Helicobacter pylori infection, blood metastases to the liver.
- B. location at the angular incisure, a connection with e-cadherin-coding gene mutations, infiltration of the peritoneum in continuity.
- C. location in the body of the stomach, a connection with e-cadherin-coding gene mutations, an exophytic tumour, well-demarcated .
- D. location in the body of the stomach, increased risk with alcohol consumption and smoking, infiltration in continuity.
- E. a prepyloric location, thickening of the gastric wall with mucosal ulceration, no possibility of surgical treatment even in the early stages.
Hint
The intestinal type develops through the gastritis–atrophy–metaplasia sequence; think about its cause and how it spreads.
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