Pattern of gastric cancer in north-eastern Nigeria: A clinicopathological study

Journal of Chinese Clinical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 211-215

  Bakari, A A ^a   Ibrahim, A G ^a   Gali, B M ^a   Dogo, D ^a   Nggada, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinicopathological pattern; Gastric cancer; North east Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PALLOR; PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 77953472810     PISSN: 15629023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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