Gastric Carcinomas Localized to the Cardia

Objectives. Gastric adenocarcinomas localized to the cardia are increasing. Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) cells play a role in gastric carcinogenesis in hypergastrinemia, and the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) leading to hypergastrinemia has increased considerably during the last decades. We hav...

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Main Authors: Bakkelund, Karin E., Nordrum, Ivar S., Fossmark, Reidar, Waldum, Helge L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3299334/