GASTROENTEROLOGY REVIEW-PRZEGLAD GASTROENTEROLOGICZNY, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.183-187, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus)
Introduction: Gastric cancer is ranked fourth among all cancers in the world and second in cancer-related deaths. Gastritis leads to the activation of neutrophils, lymphocytes, macrophages, and platelets. Long-term inflammation leads to multistage histopathologic changes called Correa tract, which includes gastritis, atrophy, intestinal metaplasia (IM), dysplasia, and cancer stages.