Open AccessThat dyspepsia in the young could be cancer
Author(s) -
AB Olokoba,
OA Obateru,
Matthew O. Bojuwoye,
Olatunde Kazeem Ibrahim,
L.B. Olokoba
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.110053
Subject(s) - nigerians , medicine , cancer , stomach , young adult , stomach cancer , adenocarcinoma , pediatrics , political science , law
Malignant tumour of the stomach is not common in young adults. When it does occur, it is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this report is to document our experience with three cases of gastric adenocarcinoma in young adult Nigerians seen over a period of 18 months in our centre.