Extreme Aggressiveness and Lethality of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in the Very Young
Extreme Aggressiveness and Lethality of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in the Very Young
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10.1001/archsurg.2009.77
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发表时间:
2009-06-01
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Stabile, Bruce E.
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Smith, Brian R.;Stabile, Bruce E.
Objective: To determine whether very young patients with gastric adenocarcinoma as compared with older patients with the disease have a biologically more aggressive form of the disease, presenting at an advanced stage and conferring unusually poor perioperative and long-term outcomes.Design, Setting, and Patients: A 15-year, single-institution, retrospective review and analysis of demographic and outcomes data for 350 patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma.Main Outcome Measures: Histologic features, frequency of stage IV disease, frequency of curative gastric resection, postoperative mortality, and long-term survival in very young and older patient groups.Results: Of 350 total patients, 30 (9%) were aged 35 years or younger. Very young patients (aged 35 years) more often had diffuse-type tumor histologic findings (93% vs 69%, respectively; P=.003), adjacent organ invasion (74% vs 29%, respectively; P=.001), nodal metastases (94% vs 70%, respectively; P=.046), distant metastases (81% vs 50%, respectively; P=.003), and stage IV disease (90% vs 64%, respectively; P=.007). Potentially curative gastrectomy was accomplished in 58% of older patients but only 17% of very young patients (P=.001). Nontherapeutic operations were performed in only 6% of older patients but 33% of very young patients (P=.002). Very young patients as compared with older patients had high postoperative mortality (22% vs 2%, respectively; P=.003) related to advanced- stage disease. Mean survival was 33.4 months among older patients compared with only 11.6 months for very young patients (P=.02).Conclusions: Very young patients (aged