Pathology of stomach cancer
Wittekind, C.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1992: 112-117
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 1493259 Document Number: 397688
Dysplasias, the best-defined precancerous lesion of the stomach, are seldomly found alone, but most commonly in association with carcinoma. The established classification of gastric carcinomas includes the site, histological tumour type, grade of differentiation, R classification and pTNM classification with stage grouping. The Laurén classification is important in operative planning (extent of operation on the stomach and oesophagus). Additional conventional classification parameters are at present not proven independent prognostic factors.