This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: G.I.T, Subject name: Surgery
Increased risk of gastric carcinomas associated with 
Select and explain. 
A. Intestinal metaplasia, B. Polyp-hyperplastic or adenoma, C. Atrophic gastritis, D. Corossive antral stricture
A: Intestinal metaplasia
Answer: A: Intestinal metaplasia 
Explanation: Chronic dysplasia - chronic gastritis leads to gastric atrophy leads to intestinal metaplasia leads to dysplasia which fuher leads to carcinoma in-situ and carcinoma- this cycle is most commonly seen in body and distal stomach and is often called as Correa cycle. Reference SRB edition 5 page no.845