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Comparison of the clinicopathological characteristics of young and Elderly patients with gastric carcinoma: A meta analysis†
Article first published online: 13 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23004
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Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Kong, X., Wang, J.-L., Chen, H.-M. and Fang, J.-Y. (2012), Comparison of the clinicopathological characteristics of young and Elderly patients with gastric carcinoma: A meta analysis. J. Surg. Oncol.. doi: 10.1002/jso.23004
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Publication History
- Article first published online: 13 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 NOV 2011
- Manuscript Received: 13 SEP 2011
Funded by
- Ministry of Public Health, China. Grant Number: 200802094
- National Science Found of China. Grant Number: 30830055
- National Basic Research Program of China 973 Program. Grant Number: 2010CB5293
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Keywords:
- gastric carcinoma;
- clinicopathological characteristic;
- age;
- retrospective clinical trials
Abstract
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 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.