Adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia

Although adenocarcinoma of the stomach has decreased in incidence over the past several decades, cancer of the gastric cardia has increased rapidly over this time frame. There are several differences between adenocarcinoma of the cardia and distal stomach with respect to epidemiology, risk factors,...

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Published inDigestive diseases (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 346
Main Author Morales, T G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.11.1997
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Barrett Esophagus - complications
Barrett Esophagus - pathology
Cardia
Helicobacter Infections - complications
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Stomach Neoplasms - complications
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Although adenocarcinoma of the stomach has decreased in incidence over the past several decades, cancer of the gastric cardia has increased rapidly over this time frame. There are several differences between adenocarcinoma of the cardia and distal stomach with respect to epidemiology, risk factors, and prognosis. In addition, recent data raise questions with regard to possible associations of cardia cancer with Barrett's esophagus, intestinal metaplasia of the cardia, and Helicobacter pylori. This article will review the current literature with regard to this important tumor and explore these potential disease associations.
ISSN:0257-2753
DOI:10.1159/000171610