title: [Early gastric adenocarcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical behaviour of the superficial adenocarcinoma of the stomach, to clarify its pathological characteristics, its therapy and prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Over a period of 14 years (1990-2004), 16 patients were operated for a superficial gastric adenocarcinoma among 155 gastric cancers treated during the same period in the service of general surgery "A" La Rabta.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The superficial gastric adenocarcinoma represented 10.3% of our series. The mean age was 59 years, 8 men and 8 women. Two patients were followed for a chronic stomach ulcer, a patient is followed for Biermer anaemia and another one for Menetrier disease. Among these cancers, 12 were intra mucosal and 4 invaded the submucousa. Lymph node involvement was present only in one case. The cancer was located in the antrum in 8 cases and was multifocal in 3 cases. One patient died in postoperative case because of a medical cause. The 5-year-overall survival was 65,6%. The recurrence had interested only one patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the superficial gastric adenocarcinoma is rare. The follow up of precancerous states allows its diagnosis. The treatment is based on the gastric resection associated to the D1-type lymph node clearance. The multifocal character imposes a surveillance of the remaining gastric stump.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale A, Hôpital la Rabta, jabbari Tunis.
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rebai
authors.forename: Fadhel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fterich
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makni
authors.forename: Rachid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ksantini
authors.forename: Haykel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bedioui
authors.forename: Amine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daghfous
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chebbi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jouini
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ammous
authors.forename: Montasser
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kacem
authors.forename: Zoubeir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ben Safta
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology