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A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF GASTRIC AND OESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Evans Elizabeth,
Harris Owen,
Nicoll Peter,
Quinn Redmond,
Windsor C. J.,
Fielding George
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb131169.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , stomach , gastric carcinoma , prospective cohort study , gastroenterology , cancer , surgery , survival rate , general surgery
A prospective study of carcinoma of the stomach and oesophagus has been carried out for 2$$1/2 years. Seventy‐three cases of carcinoma of the stomach, and 16 cases of carcinoma of the oesophagus have been documented. For carcinoma of the stomach, operability rate was 72$md6% and resectability rate was 41$md9%; overall survival was poor, 20$md9% at 12 months. For those who underwent resection, survival at 12 months was 45$md5%. No cases of early gastric cancer are among those studied. For carcinoma of the oesophagus, four patients had a resection, and only one has survived for more than 12 months. In the clinical sphere there is a need for early endoscopic as well as radiological investigation of dyspeptic symptoms. In the research field there is a need for studies of chemotherapy in combination with surgery in the initial treatment of gastric carcinoma.