ea0049ep176 | Endocrine tumours and neoplasia | ECE2017
Boutzios Georgios
, Alexandraki Krystallenia
, Mavroeidi Vassiliki
, Koukoulioti Eleni
, Papanikolaou Ioannis
, Kaltsas Gregory
Background: Intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the gastric mucosa is a relatively frequent precancerous lesion. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and the kind of IM and also to find parameters that could predict the presence of IM in gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 1 (GNEN1).Methods: Fifty-nine (45 females) patients with GNEN1 were retrospectively studied. All patients included in the study had positive parietal-cell antibodies. All pati...