%0 Journal Article
%T Gastric cancer in young people under 30 years of age: worse prognosis, or delay in diagnosis?
%A Lopez-Basave HN
%A Morales-Vasquez F
%A Ruiz-Molina JM
%A Namendys-Silva SA
%J Cancer Management and Research
%D 2013
%I 
%X Horacio No¨¦ L¨®pez-Basave,1 Flavia Morales-V¨¢squez,2 Juan Manuel Ruiz-Molina,1 Silvio A  amendys-Silva,2 Itzel Vela-Sarmiento,1 Javier Melchor Ruan,1 Alejandro E Padilla Rosciano,1 German Calderillo-Ruiz,2 Consuelo D¨ªaz-Romero,2 Angel Herrera-G¨®mez,1 Abelardo A Meneses-Garc¨ªa31Departamento de Cirug¨ªa Oncol¨®gica, 2Departamento de Oncolog¨ªa M¨¦dica, 3Departamento de Terapia Intensiva, Instituto Nacional de Cancerolog¨ªa (INCan), Mexico City, MexicoBackground: Gastric cancer is an aggressive disease with nonspecific early symptoms. Its incidence and prognosis in young patients has shown considerable variability.Purpose of the study: Our objective was to retrospectively study patients from our institution aged <30 years with gastric carcinoma. The study was undertaken to describe the experience of gastric cancer in this population, and to demonstrate its specific clinical and pathological characteristics.Materials and methods: We reviewed the cases of histologically confirmed gastric cancer between 1985 and 2006 at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerolog¨ªa of Mexico (INCan); emphasis in our review was placed on clinical presentation, diagnostic and therapeutic intervention, pathology, and the results.Results: Thirty cases of gastric carcinoma were reviewed. The patients¡¯ median age was 27 years (range, 18¨C30 years) and the male:female ratio was 1:1.Conclusion: Gastric cancer exhibits different behavior in patients aged <30 years, but delay in diagnosis and the tumor¡¯s behavior appear to be the most important factors in prognosis of the disease.Keywords: gastric carcinoma, young people, delay in diagnosis
%U http://www.dovepress.com/gastric-cancer-in-young-people-under-30-years-of-age-worse-prognosis-o-a12656