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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2015; 21(2): 549-555
Published online Jan 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i2.549
Histological mixed-type as an independent prognostic factor in stage I gastric carcinoma
Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Mahito Miyamae, Hiroki Shimizu, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Eigo Otsuji
Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Mahito Miyamae, Hiroki Shimizu, Hirotaka Konishi, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Eigo Otsuji, Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Mitsuo Kishimoto, Department of Surgical Pathology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
Author contributions: Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Miyamae M, Shimizu H, Konishi H, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Okamoto K, Kishimoto K and Otsuji E performed the research; Komatsu S, Miyamae M and Shimizu H analyzed the data; Komatsu S wrote the paper.
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Correspondence to: Shuhei Komatsu, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. skomatsu@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
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Received: April 23, 2014
Peer-review started: April 23, 2014
First decision: May 29, 2014
Revised: June 13, 2014
Accepted: July 30, 2014
Article in press: July 30, 2014
Published online: January 14, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Little is known about the clinical outcome of the histological mixed-type gastric cancer, which consists of differentiated and undifferentiated components. We evaluated the clinicopathological features of this cancer and their influences on the prognosis of patients with mixed-type stage I gastric cancer.