Ulcer simulating gastric carcinoma. II. Histopathology and survival.
Forty eight benign-ulcer-simulating gastric carcinomas treated at the Second Departmxamined histologically. Twenty two cases (46%) were classified as adenocarcinomas, 15 (31%) were mucocellular and 11 (23%) were anaplastic poorly differentiated forms. Invasion was limited in the histological specimens to the mucosa or submucosa in 20 cases (43%) which also fulfilled the criterias for early gastric carcinoma. The five year survival rate, by the actuarial method, was 63%, which is good if compared with that of all gastric carcinomas. The good prognosis can mainly be explained by the high percentage of early carcinoma for which the 5 year survival rate was 77%.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors