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 5 Age-related distribution of detection rates of pathological changes in gastric cardia
TypeAge [yr (%)]
40-45-50-55-60-65-
Normal adenoepithelium295 (37.2)156 (34.1)81 (25.2)61 (27.1)27 (18.1)10 (14.9)
Non-atrophic gastritis319 (40.3)169 (36.9)116 (36.0)60 (26.7)47 (31.5)19 (28.4)
Atrophic gastritis90 (11.4)45 (9.8)38 (11.8)34 (15.1)14 (9.4)11 (16.4)
Dysplasia
Mild13 (1.6)8 (1.7)10 (3.1)8 (3.6)8 (5.4)4 (6.0)
Severe-8 (1.7)2 (0.6)3 (1.3)4 (2.7)-
Intramucosal adenocarcinoma--1 (0.3)-1 (0.7)1 (1.5)
Invasive adenocarcinoma-1(0.2)1 (0.3)3 (1.3)5 (3.4)7 (10.4)
Others75 (9.5)71 (15.5)73 (22.6)56 (24.9)43 (28.9)15 (22.4)
Total792 (100.0)458 (100.0)322 (100.0)225 (100.0)149 (100.0)67 (100.0)