Characteristics of malignant neoplasias at gastrointestinal tract. Callao 1991-1995

Authors

  • Alejandro Bermúdez Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Eduardo Monge Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v57i3.4871

Keywords:

Malignant neoplasms, medical oncology, carcinoma, digestive system

Abstract

Objetive: To find out the distribution and some characteristics of malignant neoplasias of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a population of Callao - Peru. Design: A descriptive, retrospective and observational study. Context: GI unit, Daniel Carrion Hospital, Callao, Peru. Participants: Each patient with an histologically documented GI tract cancer, between November 1991 and March 1995, was included in the study. Pancreatic carcinomas were also considered with a positive CAT scan and/or ERCP study. Intervention: Clinical records, were included, 63.1% were males. The most common location was in stomach (57.3%), colon and rectum (15.5%) and hepatic carcinomas (9.9%). Gastric carcinoma was found in persons aged 45 or younger in 12% cases. Only 22% of gastric cancers were located on the antrum, 80% of colorectal cancers were located on the left hemi-colon rectum. Ampullocarcinoma was 1.8 times more frequent than pancreatic cancer. Conclusions: GI tract cancer was more frequent in the male population. The most common location is stomach, 12% of the total were found in young patients, 80% of colon carcinomas are approachable by the sigmoidoscopé. Ampullocarcinoma is more frequent than pancreatic cancer.

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Published

1996-09-16

Issue

Vol. 57 No. 3 (1996)

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Copyright (c) 1996 Alejandro Bermúdez, Eduardo Monge

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Bermúdez A, Monge E. Characteristics of malignant neoplasias at gastrointestinal tract. Callao 1991-1995. An Fac med [Internet]. 1996 Sep. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];57(3):184-7. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4871