Open AccessClinicopathological characteristics of Barrett's carcinoma, cardia carcinoma type II and distal gastric carcinoma: Influence of observed parameters on the five-year postoperative survival of patients
Author(s) -
Ivan Jovanović,
Tamara Alempijević,
Tomica Milosavljević,
D. S. Popović,
Miloš Bjelović,
Marjan Micev,
Predrag Peško
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0906249j
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , cancer , gastroenterology , carcinoma , gastric cardia , survival rate , lymph node , gastrectomy
In the past two decades, the increased frequency of distal esophageal adenocarcinoma, esophagogastric junction and proximal gastric adenocarcinoma has been observed. The vast majority of these tumours are diagnosed in advanced stages, when the prognosis is poorer than in other gastric cancers.