title: [Gastric cancer. Clinico-pathological characteristics and expression of c-erB-2 oncogene in 122 cases].
abstract: A series of 119 patients with 122 gastric carcinomas treated by gastrectomy, with a follow up of more than 5 years is presented. There were 80 (67.2%) men and 39 (32.8%) women with a mean age of 66.4 years. In 101 (84.9%) the diagnosis of cancer was endoscopic. Pain was the most frequent symptom (55.5%). Seventy two (59%) were localized in the antrum; 26 (21%) were cardial, and 24 (19.7%) were in the body. In 43.4% the size was smaller than 5 cm and in 56.6% it measured 5 cm or more. Eighty nine (73%) were of the intestinal type, 15 (12.3%) were diffuse and 18 (14.8%) were mixed. Eighty (65.6%) were low histological grade and 42 (34.4%) were high grade. Ten (9.2%) were early carcinomas and 112 (91.8%) advanced carcinomas. An amplification of the c-erbB-2 oncogene was associated with tumors that were smaller than 5 cm (p = 0.05) and with histological low grade (p = 0.005). A five years survival correlated with tumors smaller than 5 cm (p = 0.02), with parietal infiltration not surpassing the muscular layer (p = 0.001), and without lymph node metastases (p = 0.001). There was no association between survival and amplification of c-erbB-2 oncogene.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Privado de Comunidad, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cristina Ortolani
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sundblad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005784:Gene Amplification; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Cáncer gástrico. Características clinico-patológicas y expresión del oncogen c-erbB-2 en 122 casos.