[Gastric cancer in the province of Valdivia (Chile) 1977-1987].
The pathologic records of Hospital Kennedy in Valdivia include 391 cases of gastric cancer between 1977 and 1987, with a yearly incidence of 35 cases. Mean age was 58 years; 97% of males and 93% of females were 40 years or older. Surgery had been undertaken in 70%, with resection performed in 63%. Advanced lesions were found in 83% of cases, with a mean size of 35 cm (vs 15 for early lesions). Complete resection of the first lymph node barrier was performed in 83% of patients, of the second in 7%; and of the third in none. Curative surgery was felt to have been performed in 37% of patients. These data suggest the need for earlier detection of gastric cancer in our population.
Pisano
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Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital John Kennedy, Valdivia, Chile.
León
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J
Hernández
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H
Aguirre
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012737:Sex Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
Cáncer gástrico en la provincia de Valdivia (Chile) 1977-1987.