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Comparison of the clinicopathological characteristics of young and Elderly patients with gastric carcinoma: A meta analysis
Author(s) -
Kong Xuan,
Wang JiLin,
Chen HuiMin,
Fang JingYuan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23004
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric carcinoma , meta analysis , gastroenterology , carcinoma , oncology , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cancer
To evaluate the relationship between age and clinicopathological characteristics in gastric carcinoma patients, we performed the meta‐analysis based on nine retrospective clinical trials. Comparing elderly patients with young patients it showed lower male/female ratio, more diffuse GC, more Borrmann type IV, more poorly differentiated carcinoma, more peritoneal metastasis, less vascular invasion, fewer partial resections, and better 5‐year survival rate. These particular age‐related characteristics need to be further investigated. J. Surg. Oncol. 2012; 106:346–352. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.