Heterogeneity in esophageal and gastric cardia precursor progression during six ‐year endoscopic surveillance after population‐based screening in a Chinese high‐risk region

ConclusionEsophageal and gastric cardia precursors are heterogeneous. Male gender, advanced age, family history of upper gastrointestinal cancer, and multifocal dysplasia are significant independent predictors for progression, and Bch/mD, MD, and SD constitute three distinctive entities regarding the risk of cancer.

Source: Thoracic Cancer - April 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Denggui Wen, Liwei Zhang, Xiaoling Wang, Xiaoduo Wen, Yi Yang, Yuetong Chen, Guiying Wang, Kohei Akazawa, Shijie Wang, Baoen Shan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research