When (according to the Houston-updated guidelines) a satisfactory set of gastric biopsies is available, staging should represent the conclusion of the histological report, preceded by the traditional description of the histological findings and possibly by an indication of the etiology. This scheme should offer clinicians an immediate overall perception of the extent of gastric disease and also provides information regarding cancer risk. A decade ago, a similar nomenclature was proposed for the histology reporting of chronic viral hepatitis and, tested in routine practice, it is now used by virtually all hepatopathologists. The OLGA Group suggests that an international staging method is needed to advance research in gastritis and is preparing to test its feasibility and reproducibility.
Staging gastritis: An international proposal (vol 129, pg 1807, 2005)
RUGGE, MASSIMO;
2006
Abstract
When (according to the Houston-updated guidelines) a satisfactory set of gastric biopsies is available, staging should represent the conclusion of the histological report, preceded by the traditional description of the histological findings and possibly by an indication of the etiology. This scheme should offer clinicians an immediate overall perception of the extent of gastric disease and also provides information regarding cancer risk. A decade ago, a similar nomenclature was proposed for the histology reporting of chronic viral hepatitis and, tested in routine practice, it is now used by virtually all hepatopathologists. The OLGA Group suggests that an international staging method is needed to advance research in gastritis and is preparing to test its feasibility and reproducibility.
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