A Clinical Epidemiological Analysis Of The Grastric Carcinoma Diagnosed By Endoscopy In 33 Years In Hexi Corridor, Gansu Province

Objective:To investigate the clinical epidemiological characteristics of gastric carninoma and its trend during the past 33 years in Hexi Corridol,Gansu province.Method:Patients with gastric carcinoma,detected by endoscopy and pathologically diagnosed from 1977.1 to 2009.12 were selected.The main clinical data, epidemiologyical, endoscopic manifestation and the pathological characteristics were studied. Results:The overall diagnosis rate of gratric carcinoma was 5.57% in the past 33 years. The predominant age rangde from 50 to 69 years old, with the majority being the men, and the gastric carcinoma mainly occurred in the cardia,body and sinus.The adenocarcinoma taked large part and the percentage of low adenocarcinoma is high about 38.88%. The hightest rate of detection was Wuwei(6.39%). Conclusions:The diagnosis rate of gratric carcinoma in Hosi Corridol during the past 33 years had the significant falling trend. The men patients was apparently much more than women, the predominant age rangde from 50 to 69 years old, the gastric carcrnoma occurred most freaquently in the gastric body, and the low adenocarcinoma took high proportion. The diagnosis rate of early gratric carcinoma was very low, therefore,early prevention and control work for this diease has great significance.