title: [Epidemiological aspects of gastric adenocarcinoma in the Southern Seville area].
abstract: We performed a basic epidemiological study of gastric adenocarcinoma in the Southern Seville area, with Valme Hospital as the reference center. All cases with an endoscopic diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma carried out in our center from May 1982 through December 1987 were included in the study. Basically, the following variables were evaluated: the sex and age distribution of the neoplasia, and its mean and yearly incidence during the study period, both as a whole and in the different natural regions of the Southern Seville area. The mean age of the patients with gastric adenocarcinoma was 67 +/- 1.5; 62.8% were males and 37.2% females, with a male/female ratio of 1.68/1. The mea incidence during the study period was 5.93 cases for 100,000/year. The yearly incidence showed a mild and progressive increase until 1986 with a decrease in 1987.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grilo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Aspectos epidemiológicos del adenocarcinoma gástrico en el área sur de Sevilla.