Intestinal metaplasia

…When gastric mucosa atrophy progresses, the mucosa is often replaced by cells similar to intestinal cells. This is called intestinal metaplasia, and when it is severe, it is called metaplastic gastritis. Since intestinal metaplasia is also severe in the stomachs of people with a high incidence of gastric cancer, the relationship between the two has attracted attention. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "intestinal metaplasia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…胃粘膜の萎縮が進むと，粘膜が腸の細胞に似た細胞に置き換えられることが少なくない。これを腸上皮化生intestinal metaplasiaといい，それが著しい場合を化生性胃炎と呼ぶ。胃癌が多い民族の胃では腸上皮化生も強いことから，両者の関連が注目されている。…

※「intestinal metaplasia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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