Research progress of Lauren classification for gastric cancer.

Author: Jie YANG ¹ ; Zankai WU ¹ ; Lianshun LI ¹ ; Long LI ¹ ; Huinian ZHOU ¹ ; Zuoyi JIAO ¹
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1. First Department of General Surgery, Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Humans; Prognosis; Stomach Neoplasms; classification
From: Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences) 2015;40(8):934-940
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignant tumors with high heterogeneity. According to Lauren classification, GC is divided into intestinal type and diffuse type. With rapid progress in technologies and ideas in the clinical diagnosis for GC, the normalized and individualized comprehensive treatment has become the main trend. However, the clinicopathological characteristics, remedy and prognosis for GC may be different because of the different classifications and stages.