A clinicopathological study of Stomach carcinoma in a tertiary care hospital of central India

Dr Col. (Rtd) Anil Akulwar; Dr Dhananjay D Ghodke

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

A clinicopathological study of Stomach carcinoma in a tertiary care hospital of central India

Dr Col. Rtd Anil Akulwar, Dr Dhananjay D Ghodke

Abstract :

Introduction: The incidence of gastric cancer varies in different part of world. It is a serious problem as it involves development of malignancy in stomach and affected by with daily life style and habits. The present study was carried out at tertiary care centre of districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and neighborhood districts of Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for study of this pathology. Aims: To study the clinical and pathological presentations of the stomach malignancies. Study design: Study and collection of data were assessed by examination of one hundred and seven patients suffering with the gastric carcinoma over a period of six years. Results: Male to female ratio was 1.22/1. Mean age of incidence was assessed as nearly 55 years. Smoking, alcohol, mixed diet, weight gain, positive family history and history acid peptic disease were common risk factors. Most accountable symptom was abdominal pain, followed by vomiting. Lump in abdomen and nausea were some other symptoms. Antrum was most common site of malignancy observed in more than 50% cases. Cardia, pylorus and fundus were involved in 17, 14 and 03 patients. Conclusion: Carcinoma stomach is a serious and often undetected disease in population of Central India. Workup for the same should be done in all middle aged patients of upper gastrointestinal symptoms who have high degree of suspicion.