Autoimmune gastritis is a chronic progressive inflammatory condition that results in the
replacement of the parietal cell mass by atrophic and metaplastic mucosa. A complex …

Abstract Fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome (FD/MAS) is a rare disorder of
striking complexity. It arises from somatic, gain-of-function mutations in GNAS, leading to …

Duodenal cancer is considered to be a small intestinal carcinoma in terms of
clinicopathology. In Japan, there are no established treatment guidelines based on sufficient …

Background Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are being increasingly
recognized as important precursors to pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Elucidation of the …

Background Mucinous ovarian tumors are an unusual group of rare neoplasms with an
apparently clear progression from benign to borderline to carcinoma, yet with a controversial …

Background: The molecular basis for the development of appendiceal mucinous tumours,
which can be a cause of pseudomyxoma peritonei, remains largely unknown. Methods …

Purpose: The natural history and prognosis of appendiceal adenocarcinomas differ from
those of adenocarcinomas arising in other large bowel sites. We aimed to compare the …

Background Gastric adenocarcinoma of fundic-gland type (GA-FG) is a rare variant of gastric
neoplasia. However, the etiology, classification, and clinicopathological features of gastric …

Prognosis of gastric cancer is dramatically improved by early diagnosis. Correa's cascade
correlates the expression of some molecular markers with the progression of preneoplastic …

The highest cancer risks in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) include colorectal,
duodenal, and thyroid for which surveillance is recommended. Nearly all patients with FAP …