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. 2013:2013:981654.
doi: 10.1155/2013/981654. Epub 2013 Dec 7.

Gastric cancer in young patients

Manzoor A Dhobi  1 , Khursheed Alam Wani  1 , Fazl Qadir Parray  1 , Rouf A Wani  1 , Mohd Lateef Wani  1 , G Q Peer  1 , Safiya Abdullah  1 , Imtiyaz A Wani  1 , Muneer A Wani  1 , Mubashir A Shah  1 , Natasha Thakur  1
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Gastric cancer in young patients

Manzoor A Dhobi et al. Int J Surg Oncol. 2013.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to see the clinical, pathological, and demographic profile of young patients with stomach carcinoma besides association with p53.

Patients and 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.

Conclusion: Early detection of stomach carcinoma is very important in all patients but in young patients it is of paramount importance.

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