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Random biopsies in patients harboring a CDH1 mutation: time to change the approach?
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 May 2020
Castro Rui, Lobo João, Pita Inês, Videira Flávio, Pedro-Afonso Luís, Dinis-Ribeiro Mário, Brandão Catarina
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) can be caused by a CDH1 mutation. It often presents as multiple foci of signet ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) that is rarely detected by gastroscopy. Prophylactic total gastrectomy is recommended at a young age. The aim of this study was to determine the adequacy of gastroscopy according to the Cambridge protocol in patients with a CDH1 mutation. METHODS:...
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