Precancerous Lesion ⁽⁷⁾

A tumor (neoplasm) is a new growth formed when, under the action of various tumorigenic factors, the genetic regulation of cells in local tissue becomes severely disordered, leading to clonal abnormal proliferation; it often manifests as a local mass in the body. However, certain neoplastic…

Vulvar leukoplakia is a chronic disease in which abnormal changes appear in the skin of the female external genitalia. It has a long course and is difficult to cure. Most cases of vulvar leukoplakia are benign lesions, but leukoplakia that lingers and is hard to…

Over the weekend just past, I accompanied a cousin (a niece of my uncle) and her husband to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where we booked a special-needs expert appointment. Our main purpose was to ask an expert from PUMCH to help us judge whether…

A precancerous lesion refers to certain benign lesions or conditions that carry the potential to become malignant; if left to persist over a long period, they may progress into malignant tumors. It should be noted, however, that a precancerous lesion does not inevitably develop into…

More and more people now include gastroscopy in their health checkups, and some examination reports contain the phrase "intestinal metaplasia of the gastric mucosa." Many people cannot understand what this term means. Today I write to introduce the significance of intestinal metaplasia of the gastric…

Atrophic gastritis is a chronic gastritis with complex causes. It is generally thought that Helicobacter pylori infection and long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be related to atrophic gastritis. Acid-suppressing drugs such as omeprazole and lansoprazole are PPIs; PPIs usually carry the suffix…

Whether humanity's current understanding of cancer as a pathology is right or wrong is still hard to judge. Cancer requires countless people to sacrifice their whole lifetimes and energies to research, and the great majority may grow old poring over classics, expending a lifetime of…