The Clinicopathological Features of Mixed Carcinoma in 7,215 Patients with Gastric Cancer in a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

There are few reports regarding mixed carcinoma, defined as a mixture of glandular and poorly cohesive components, in patients with gastric cancer (GC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the proportion and characteristics of mixed carcinoma in GC patients.

Methods

A total of 7,215 patients diagnosed with GC at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital were enrolled from March 2011 to February 2020. GC was divided into four groups (well-moderately differentiated GC, poorly differentiated GC, poorly cohesive carcinoma, and mixed carcinoma). The proportion of each GC type and the clinicopathological features were analyzed and divided into early GC and advanced GC.

Results

The proportion of mixed carcinoma was 10.9% (n=787). In early GC, submucosal in

SUBMITTER: Jo HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502493 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature