title: Gastric cancer in young patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to see the clinical, pathological, and demographic profile of young patients with stomach carcinoma besides association with p53.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study of young patients with stomach carcinoma from January 2005 to December 2009. A total of 50 patients with age less than 40 years were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Male female ratio was 1 : 1.08 in young patients and 2.5 : 1 in older patients. A positive family history of stomach cancer in the first degree relatives was present in 10% of young patients. Resection was possible only in 50% young patients. 26% young patients underwent only palliative gastrojejunostomy. The most common operation was lower partial gastrectomy in 68%. Amongst the intraoperative findings peritoneal metastasis was seen in 17.4% in young patients. 50% young patients presented in stage IV as per AJCC classification (P value .004; sig.). None of the patients presented as stage 1 disease in young group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early detection of stomach carcinoma is very important in all patients but in young patients it is of paramount importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Manzoor A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dhobi
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Khursheed Alam
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Fazl Qadir
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Parray
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Rouf A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Mohd Lateef
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: G Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Safiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Imtiyaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Muneer A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Mubashir A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar 190011, India.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult