Research Article

Gastric Carcinoma in Young Patients and Its Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis

Table 1

Clinicopathological details and surgical results of gastric carcinoma in young, middle, and old age group patients.

CharacteristicsYoung group
(11.96%)
Middle group
(51.92%)
Old group
(36.11%)
value

AgeYears<0.001

SexMale82 (49.7)511 (71.4)382 (76.7)<0.001
Female83 (50.3)205 (28.6)116 (23.3)

Resection marginR0139 (84.2)640 (89.4)427 (85.7)0.070
R1 and R226 (15.8)76 (10.6)71 (14.3)

Resection patternsDG123 (74.5)429 (59.9)260 (52.2)<0.001
TG29 (17.6)164 (22.9)128 (25.7)
PG13 (7.9)128 (25.7)110 (22.1)

Tumor sizecm0.042

Tumor locationU19 (11.5)171 (23.9)152 (30.5)<0.001
M24 (14.5)93 (13.0)68 (13.7)
L117 (70.9)439 (61.3)268 (53.8)
UML5 (3.0)13 (1.8)10 (2.0)

Macroscopic typeEGC33 (20.0)124 (17.3)69 (13.9)0.346
Types 1-278 (47.3)330 (46.1)235 (47.2)
Types 3-454 (32.7)262 (36.6)194 (39.0)

Differentiate degreeG1 and G215 (9.1)100 (14.0)100 (20.0)0.001
G3 and G4150 (90.9)616 (86.0)398 (79.9)

Postoperative stayDays<0.001

DG: distal gastrectomy; TG: total gastrectomy; PG: proximal gastrectomy; U: upper; M: middle; L: lower; EGC: early gastric cancer.