Expression of p53,c-erbB-2 and Ki67 in intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma

摘要

AIM:To compare two types of classification of intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the stomach and to explore their relationship to gastric carcinoma.METHODS:Forty-seven cases of gastric IM were classified into type or typeaccordingto mucin histochemical staining and compared with a novel classification in which the specimens were classif ied into simple IM (SIM) or atypical IM according to polymorphism in terms of atypical changes of the metaplastic epithelium. Forty-seven IM and thirty-seven gastric carcinoma sa...