Gastric carcinoma--a study of 100 cases in northern Pakistan.
We describe 100 consecutive patients with histologically proven gastric carcinoma who were admitted to various hospitals in Northern Pakistan. Twenty-six per cent of patients were under 40 years of age. In a majority of patients the tumour was of a morphological type associated with poor prognosis. In most cases the disease was already at an advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, and most patients died within one year.
Ahmed
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Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Manssor
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Khan
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Iqbal
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology