Location of early gastric cancers in relation to Helicobacter pylori infected areas
| Location of early gastric cancer (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Histological type of early gastric cancer | In areas infected with H pylori | Adjacent to areas infected with H pylori | Far from areas infected with H pylori | Total (%) |
| Differentiated | 44 (88)5-150 | 1 (2) | 5 (10) | 50 (100) |
| Undifferentiated | 1 (11) | 6 (67) | 2 (22) | 9 (100) |
| Total (%) | 45 (76) | 7 (12) | 7 (12) | 59 (100) |
↵5-150 Significantly different from the value for undifferentiated adenocarcinomas at p<0.0001.