Which of the following statements concerning the pathology of gastric cancer is true?
A. Distal gastric cancers are becoming more common.
B. Intestinal-type gastric tumors resemble colon carcinomas and have a better prognosis than diffuse type.
C. Early gastric cancers are confined to the mucosa and are lymph node negative.
D. Broders’ histologic grading system correlates well with survival: patients with grade IV tumors have 5-year survival rates around 65%.
Answer:B
Which of the following statements concerning the pathology of gastric cancer is true?
A. Distal gastric cancers are becoming more common. B. Intestinal-type gastric tumors resemble colon carcinomas and have a better prognosis than diffuse type. C. Early gastric cancers are confined to the mucosa and are lymph node negative. D. Broders’ histologic grading system correlates well with survival: patients with grade IV tumors have 5-year survival rates around 65%.