[Advanced gastric carcinoma in the proximal third and half of the stomach: clinical and pathological characteristics and survival prognosis factors].

Purpose: To identify the clinical and pathological characteristics and prognosis factors for five-year survival in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma in the proximal third and half of the stomach undergoing gastrectomy with limited and extended lymphadectomy.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study analyzed information from 39 patients with histological diagnosis of advanced gastric adenocarcinoma in the upper third and half of the stomach (U-M) who underwent gastrectomy with limited (D0-D1) and extended (D2-D3) lymphadectomy at the Belén Hospital in Trujillo between January 1, 1966 and December 31, 2000.

Results: The mean age of the U-M group was 55.

[Five-year survival prognosis factors in patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma].

Purpose: To identify the main five-year survival prognosis factors in patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma, who have undergone radical gastric resection with limited and extended lymphadenectomy.

Material And Methods: This retrospective study examined 137 patients with resectable advanced serosa exposed gastric carcinoma, in the Belén Hospital, Trujillo, Peru, between 1991 and 2000.

Results: The average age of the total series was 58.