Clinicopathologic characteristics of gastric carcinoma in elderly patients: A comparison with young patients

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-26

  Kim, Dong Yi ^a   Joo, Jae Kyoon ^a   Ryu, Seong Yeob ^a   Park, Young Kyu ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Shin Kon ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age; Gastric carcinomas; Prognosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE CANCER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERITONEUM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGNET RING CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL STOMACH RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 11844287534     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i1.22     Document Type: Review

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