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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2013; 5(5): 261-264
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.261
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.261
Serrated adenoma of the stomach: Case report and literature review
Carlos A Rubio, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Jan Björk, Department of Gastroenterology, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Author contributions: Rubio CA performed the pathological examination, designed and wrote the paper; Björk J was the attending doctor for the patient, provided the clinical data and the endoscopic illustration; Both authors critically revised the draft and approved the final version to be published.
Correspondence to: Dr. Carlos A Rubio, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Research Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Hälsovägen, Flemingsberg, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden. carlos.rubio@ki.se
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Received: February 18, 2013
Revised: April 9, 2013
Accepted: April 17, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
Revised: April 9, 2013
Accepted: April 17, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastric serrated adenomas have a particular proclivity to progress to invasive carcinoma; 75% or 15% of the 20 cases that are now in record - including the present one - exhibited invasive carcinoma.