THE ENDOCRINE CELLS OF EXTRATUMORAL MUCOSA IN RELATION TO THE CARCINOMA IN STOMACH

One hundred and sixty-one surgically resected gastric carcinomas and 5 stomachs obtained at necropsy were evaluated using anti chromogranin A (CgA). CgA-Positive cells were found in 55 of 161 gastric carcinoma. Endocrine cells (EC) of the 55 cases of rumors and extratumoral mucosa and 5 normal gastric mucosa were distinguished by immunoreastive gastrin (CAST), somatostatin (SS), serotonin (SERO), calcitonin (CT), ACTH, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) , glucagon (GLU) , pancreatic polypeptide (PP), bombesin (BOM). Each type EC in extratumoral mucosa was quantitated by Image analyser. TWO variants of changes of EC were identified on the basis of presence or absence of associated antral atrophy. In the group of antral atrophy, amount of G cells decreases than normal control (58. 7mm2, P<0. 001); D cells and BOM-positive cell also decrease; GLU-positive cells distributing in glands of intestinal metaplasia increase (18. 6/mm2, P<0. 001) in antral mucosa. There is not obvious change in the average thickne

The endocrine cells of extratumoral mucosa in relation to the carcinoma in stomach

One hundred and sixty-one surgically resected gastric carcinomas and 5 stomachs obtained at necropsy were evaluated using anti chromogranin A (CgA). CgA-Positive cells were found in 55 of 161 gastric carcinoma. Endocrine cells (EC) of the 55 cases of rumors and extratumoral mucosa and 5 normal gastric mucosa were distinguished by immunoreastive gastrin (CAST), somatostatin (SS), serotonin (SERO), calcitonin (CT), ACTH, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) , glucagon (GLU) , pancreatic polypeptide (PP), bombesin (BOM). Each type EC in extratumoral mucosa was quantitated by Image analyser. TWO variants of changes of EC were identified on the basis of presence or absence of associated antral atrophy. In the group of antral atrophy, amount of G cells decreases than normal control (58. 7mm2, P<0. 001); D cells and BOM-positive cell also decrease; GLU-positive cells distributing in glands of intestinal metaplasia increase (18. 6/mm2, P<0. 001) in antral mucosa. There is not obvious change in the average thickness of fundic mucosa (1. 42mm, P>0. 05). Intestinal type carcinoma was more found in this group. G cell hyperplasia was observed in nontrophic antral extratumorel mucosa (211/mm2, P< 0. 001). G cell and D cell is in a ratio of about 14 to 1, however It is about 7. 6 to 1 in normal gastric antrum. BOM-positive cells are hyperplasia. The average thickness of fundic mucosa was found to be increased (1. 92mm, P<0.05). Diffuse type carcinoma was more found in this group. PP, ACTH, HCG-positive cells were discovered in the two groups. It suggests that endocrine substances may act as promoters of tumor growth and that different kinds of hormones may play a effect on different type of gastric carcinoma.