Esophageal Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 15, 2004; 10(20): 2931-2935
Published online Oct 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.2931
Table 4 Incidence of pathological changes detected histologi-cally in the cardia (%)
TypeMale (%)Female (%)Total (%)
Normal adenoepithelium301 (31.0)329 (31.7)630 (31.4)
Non-atrophic gastritis323 (33.2)407 (39.1)730 (36.3)
Atrophic gastritis110 (11.3)122 (11.7)232 (11.5)
Dysplasia
Mild36 (3.7)15 (1.4)51 (2.5)
Severe12 (1.2)5 (0.5)17 (0.8)
Intramucosal adenocarcinoma1 (0.1)2 (0.2)3 (0.1)
Invasive adenocarcinoma12 (1.2)5 (0.5)17 (0.8)
Others178 (18.3)155 (14.9)333 (16.5)
Total973 (100.0)1040 (100.0)2013 (100.0)