Evaluation and management of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Pedro Pimentel-Nunes (Author) FMUP; Libânio D. (Author) FMUP; Mario Dinis Ribeiro (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: GE Portuguese Journal Of Gastroenterology

Vol. 24

Pages: 8-21

ISSN: 2341-4545

Publisher: Karger

Indexing

Scopus - 15 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-WX2

DOI: 10.1159/000450870

Abstract (EN): Gastric cancer is one of the most common and lethal cancers in the world. In Portugal, it is a major health problem presenting one of the highest incidence rates among European countries. In most Western countries, gastric cancer is generally diagnosed in advanced stages. Nevertheless, with the widespread use of upper endoscopy, gastric superficial neoplastic lesions are being increasingly recognized and diagnosed. However, there are no clear recommendations regarding who should be screened for its presence and only recently guidelines concerning the evaluation and management of these lesions were published. In this review, we summarize the current scientific evidence regarding diagnosis and management of gastric superficial neoplastic lesions. Topics like screening, diagnosis, endoscopic evaluation, management, treatment, pathologic evaluation and followup of patients with these lesions are covered and areas of future research are discussed. Whenever possible, evidence-based recommendations are made, and on the other cases expert opinion is presented.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13