Table 3.
Cancers developing in the surveillance group by initial histology
Histology at initial endoscopy | No accepting surveillance | No of cancers detected on follow up |
Dysplasia | 7 | 0 |
Intestinal metaplasia | 93 | 10 |
Atrophic gastritis | 11 | 2 |
Regenerative changes | 13 | 1* |
Foveolar hyperplasia | 20 | 0 |
*Patient with ulcer failing to heal.