Chronic Tamoxifen Use Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Intestinal Metaplasia in Human Gastric Epithelium
Moon CM, Kim SH, Lee SK, Hyeon J, Koo JS, Lee S, Wang JS, Huh WJ, Khurana SS, Mills JC. Chronic Tamoxifen Use Is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Intestinal Metaplasia in Human Gastric Epithelium. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2013, 59: 1244-1254. PMID: 24368421, PMCID: PMC4035390, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2994-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of IMTamoxifen useEndoscopic gastroduodenoscopyDecreased riskGastric cancerFemale breast cancer patientsMultivariate logistic regression analysisHuman stomachHelicobacter pylori positivityBreast cancer patientsEffect of tamoxifenLogistic regression analysisHuman gastric epitheliumClinical characteristicsPylori positivityHistopathological findingsIntestinal metaplasiaPredictive factorsSydney classificationBreast surgeryCancer patientsGastric biopsiesPremalignant lesionsEstrogen exposureBiopsy site