Review
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2022; 14(2): 396-412
Published online Feb 15, 2022. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i2.396
Figure 1
Figure 1 An illustration of gastric unit and precancerous conditions shows the histological structure of gastric epithelium, possible gastric stem cells types and potential origin of different gastric precancerous conditions. CAG: Chronic atrophic gastritis; CSG: Chronic superficial gastritis; GC: Gastric cancer; GSCs: Gastric stem cells; HPs: Hyperplastic polyps; IM: Intestinal metaplasia; MNCs: Mucous neck cells; PCs: Parietal cells; SMCs: Surface mucous cells; SPEM: Spasmolytic Polypeptide-Expressing Metaplasia; ZCs: Chief cells/zymogenic cells; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.