Gastric Carcinoma Among Younger Individuals in Mississippi

Unique features of gastric carcinoma in the young

“…This figure is similar to the proportion of young patients that accounts for cases of gastric carcinoma reported in single institutional reviews. 11,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The current study data support the conclusion that the large proportion of young gastric carcinoma patients (15%) at a Los Angeles public teaching hospital likely reflects referral bias. 15 Not surprisingly, the age specific incidence of gastric carcinoma in young patients was far lower than that of old patients.…”

“…16 Several studies, however, have reported on the clinical and pathologic features of gastric adenocarcinoma in young adults. 11,15,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The proportion of young patients with gastric adenocarcinoma has varied from 6% to 15% in single institution case series in which young patients were defined as being less than 41 years of age. 11,15,20 -23 We chose to study gastric carcinoma in Southern California as a model for gastrointestinal carcinoma in the young.…”

Gastric Cancer in Young Patients: Demographic, Clinicopathological, and Prognostic Factors in 92 Patients

“…We have also found that most patients treated at our institution were white. In contrast, Hall et al 9 found that seven of eight young patients with gastric cancer in Mississippi were black Americans; and other investigators have also noted a disproportionate number of black patients in large series of gastric cancer patients from the United States. 17 In a similar manner, only 15% of our patients were Asian and 11% were Hispanic.…”

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic analysis of gastric cancer in the young adult in China

“…This, however, has not been firmly substantiated. Though there have been various reports describing the differences in young and elder patients with gastric cancer [4,[7][8][9]11], with respect to gastric cancer in young adult patients, little is known about its clinicopathologic features and prognostic factors in China. This study was designed to determine the clinicopathologic features and identify the factors associated with disease-specific survival of gastric cancer in young patients in China.…”