The Relation Between Gastric Cancer and Ulcer

One of the complications of gastric peptic ulcer is, malignant transformaiion. in this study, we have investigated the relation between peptic ulcer and gastric carcinorna that develops in chronic :gastric ulcer. Fifteen surgically resected stornachs, with ulcer were studied. Seven of those ulcers were peptic ulcer, five were carcinorna, but there were lesions like uncer-carcinoma. Those lesions had malignant cells in the sinan area at the base or margin of the ulcer. The ulcer-carcinotnas showed that carcinorna !might develop in the chronic gastric ulcer.