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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2014; 20(15): 4401-4406
Published online Apr 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4401
Published online Apr 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i15.4401
Clinicopathological features and trend changes of gastric carcinoma in Southern China
Jian-Jun Peng, Jian-Bo Xu, Wu Song, Yu-Long He, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 51080, Guangdong Province, China
Jian-Jun Peng, Jian-Bo Xu, Wu Song, Yu-Long He, Gastric cancer center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 51080, Guangdong Province, China
Ping Xiao, Bing Liao, Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 51080, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Peng JJ designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Xu JB, Song W and Liao B contributed to data collection and selection of patients; Xiao P contributed to data analysis; He YL contributed to supervision and revision; all authors approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Yu-Long He, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No.58, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 51080, Guangdong Province, China. yhl@medmail.com.cn
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Received: October 30, 2013
Revised: February 7, 2014
Accepted: March 5, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2014
Revised: February 7, 2014
Accepted: March 5, 2014
Published online: April 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastric carcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in the digestive tract and is the second leading cause of cancer-related death. This study retrospectively examined 2100 adult patients from southern China. Gastric carcinomas were found frequently in old men and young women. No obvious changes of patient age and gender were observed in the last 18 years. Although most patients were at advanced stages when first diagnosed, early detection rates have increased. The young and the old patients differed in gender composition, tumor size, predilection site, pathological type and prognosis. Therefore, these patients should be treated differently in the clinic.