Search PubMed⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search PubMed

Results for “Digestive System Neoplasms”

Search indexed PubMed citations on genomics, clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health. Explore titles, authors and supplied subject terms, then open the PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1993

[Incidence of digestive system neoplasms. Trends. Soria 1981-1990].

The aim of this study was to evaluate, to compare and to identify the various incidence rate trends in digestive tract malignant tumours in the province of Soria. Tumor sites and histological types, patient's age, sex and town and area residence were studied. All new cases of digestive tract malignant tumours were collected during the 1981-1990 period. 30.4% of all malignant tumours in men (1906 patients) and 29% in women (1,256 patients) came from digestive tract sites. Incidence rates for each site were calculated for the two 1981-1985 and 1986-1990 subperiods. The histology, rates and trends of the tumours were compared with the other national and international cancer registries. Gastric cancer showed the highest adjusted rate for men (35.1 x 10(5) and colo-rectal cancer one for women (14.7 x 10(5). The lowest rates were for men in the gallbladder (0.5) and liver (1.1) sites; and for women in the gallbladder (1.6), whose diminishing trend was significant (2.92/0.75) (p < 0.05) and liver (0.5). Colorectal cancer showed a marked increase between the two subperiods for both sexes (men: 13.1/27.6) (women: 9.8/19.2). Pancreas cancer trends ascended for both sexes (men: 1.22/2.74) (women: 0.13/1.46). Gastric cancer rates in Soria are higher than the rest of the cancer registries in Spain while gallbladder, liver, and colorectal, cancer rates are one of the lowest for both sexes. Trends are significantly increasing in colorectal sites for both sexes (p < 0.01), and for women only in the pancreas (p < 0.05). The other cancer rate sites showed lesser variations and are not statistically significant.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[The program for early diagnosis of the upper respiratory tract and digestive system neoplasms offered to alcoholics in the region of Friuli-Venice Giulia].

The present study deals with data from an on-going collaborative programme of early diagnosis for upper aero-digestive tract tumors established since 1990 by three ENT Departments of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Northeastern Italy. The aim of the study was firstly to evaluate the socio-economic characteristics and clinical features of alcoholics in treatment who were offered a free ENT check-up, and secondly to test the feasibility of this type of referral of high-risk patients from non-medical associations to the ENT specialist. A total of 683 patients, of which 151 (78%) were males and 151 (22%) were females, underwent ENT examination. About 25% of the patients were symptomatic, the most frequent symptom being dysphonia (50%) followed by cough (19%), while dyspnoea, dysphagia and pain were present in about 5% of the patients. Other than nearly 50% negative findings, ENT examination revealed a high percentage of inflammatory lesions (30%) of the upper aero-digestive tract. In 37 patients (6%) a precancerous lesion was found and in four cases an histologically confirmed tumor was diagnosed. Although the present study cannot be considered a complete screening, it did clearly evaluate the amount of response given by this high-risk population of alcoholics in treatment to the offer of an ENT examination and gives encouraging results concerning the feasibility of early diagnosis programmes for upper aero-digestive tract tumors which do not follow the normal routine of a sanitary referral by a general practitioner.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Digestive system neoplasms originating from the autonomic nervous system. Diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic issues].

The gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors (GAN tumor) are uncommon stromal tumors of the intestinal tract and retroperitoneum. The distinction of GAN tumors from other gastrointestinal stromal tumors is based on electron microscopic findings. However further study of additional cases is needed to fully characterize both their gross and microscopic features and to further characterize the natural history of such tumors. In the present study we report two cases of GAN tumor that arose from the stomach and small intestinal with different prognostic evolution in two patients of 73 and 65 years old. They were both treated by surgery, but only one case was successful. In addition patient 1 aged 73, died 11 months after surgical treatment with liver metastases on CT. scan. Patient 2, is clinically well five years after surgical treatment.

Aged↗