[Clinical course characteristics of gastric cancer 1958-1990].
The clinical, surgical and histopathologic characteristics of patients with gastric cancer were compared among 3 consecutive periods from 1958 to 1990. A significant increase in the frequency of location at the upper third of the stomach, a greater proportion of resectable lesions, an increasing tendency towards extended total gastrectomy and a significant increase in the frequency of undifferentiated or diffuse carcinoma were observed. A change in pathogenetic factors along the years may be involved in the differences described.
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Departamento de Cirugía e Instituto de Anatomía Patológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
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Rivera
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors
Características evolutivas del cáncer gástrico 1958-1990.