MEDICAL PROGRESS - GASTRIC-CARCINOMA

被引:570
作者
FUCHS, CS
MAYER, RJ
机构
[1] BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP, DEPT MED, CHANNING LAB, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[2] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, BOSTON, MA USA
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10.1056/NEJM199507063330107
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Despite a marked decline in the incidence of gastric carcinoma in many industrialized nations, cancer of the stomach remains the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world.1 In 1995, 22,800 Americans will be given a diagnosis of gastric carcinoma, and 14,700 will die of the disease.2 This review discusses recent developments in our understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of gastric carcinoma, methods of diagnosis and staging, and approaches to treatment and palliation. Epidemiology and Biology Incidence In 1930, gastric carcinoma was the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among American men and the third most common cause. © 1995, Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
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