Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan

Background. In China, the incidence of cancer has significantly decreased over the last two decades. In contrast, the incidence of gastric carcinoma (GC) has risen in young patients. Methods. We reevaluated the histopathological results of 4,353 endoscopic gastroscopies from the Department of Pathol...

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Main Authors: Shen Li, Peter Rexin, Zhang Qin, Chen Changbo, Chen Guanghui, Wang Luyao, Hans-Ullrich Voelker, Gerhard Stauch
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6845413
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author Shen Li
Peter Rexin
Zhang Qin
Chen Changbo
Chen Guanghui
Wang Luyao
Hans-Ullrich Voelker
Gerhard Stauch
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Peter Rexin
Zhang Qin
Chen Changbo
Chen Guanghui
Wang Luyao
Hans-Ullrich Voelker
Gerhard Stauch
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description Background. In China, the incidence of cancer has significantly decreased over the last two decades. In contrast, the incidence of gastric carcinoma (GC) has risen in young patients. Methods. We reevaluated the histopathological results of 4,353 endoscopic gastroscopies from the Department of Pathology at No 1 Hospital of Liangshan. The ethnic groups Han and Yi were almost equally distributed in this cohort. Over a five-year period, 1407 GC were diagnosed. Results. In 171 of these cases (12%), the patients were ≤40 years old (early-onset GC, EOGC). Out of this cohort, 9 patients were aged ≤25 years. 54% of these patients were male and showed marked predominance (92%) of the Yi-minority. Using the classification of Lauren, 103 GC (60%) were of diffuse type, 27 (16%) of intestinal type, and 41 (24%) of mixed type. In the remaining 1,236 cases of patients ≥41 years (88%), 1,014 patients (82%) belonged to the Yi-minority. Helicobacter pylori (HP) were found in 46% of all cases. Familial clustering was found in 14 patients (18%; in first degree relatives, 12%, and in second degree relatives, 6%). Follow-up was not possible. Conclusion. This study demonstrates the unequal manifestation of EOGC within the two ethnic groups of Han and Yi. However, familial clustering was infrequent. Further investigations are necessary to discover relevant risk factors apart from hereditary predisposition.
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spelling doaj-art-d5ba9acd31b34904b4aa4e811be998132025-08-20T03:19:33ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/68454136845413Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in LiangshanShen Li0Peter Rexin1Zhang Qin2Chen Changbo3Chen Guanghui4Wang Luyao5Hans-Ullrich Voelker6Gerhard Stauch7Department of Pathology, No. 1 Hospital Liangshan, Xichang, ChinaDepartment of Pathology Aurich Westerstede, Westerstede, GermanyDepartment of Gastroenterology, No. 1 Hospital Liangshan, Xichang, ChinaDepartment of Foreign Affairs, No. 1 Hospital Liangshan, Xichang, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, No. 1 Hospital Liangshan, Xichang, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, No. 1 Hospital Liangshan, Xichang, ChinaPathology, Leopoldina Hospital Schweinfurt, Schweinfurt, GermanySenior Expert Service Bonn, Bonn, GermanyBackground. In China, the incidence of cancer has significantly decreased over the last two decades. In contrast, the incidence of gastric carcinoma (GC) has risen in young patients. Methods. We reevaluated the histopathological results of 4,353 endoscopic gastroscopies from the Department of Pathology at No 1 Hospital of Liangshan. The ethnic groups Han and Yi were almost equally distributed in this cohort. Over a five-year period, 1407 GC were diagnosed. Results. In 171 of these cases (12%), the patients were ≤40 years old (early-onset GC, EOGC). Out of this cohort, 9 patients were aged ≤25 years. 54% of these patients were male and showed marked predominance (92%) of the Yi-minority. Using the classification of Lauren, 103 GC (60%) were of diffuse type, 27 (16%) of intestinal type, and 41 (24%) of mixed type. In the remaining 1,236 cases of patients ≥41 years (88%), 1,014 patients (82%) belonged to the Yi-minority. Helicobacter pylori (HP) were found in 46% of all cases. Familial clustering was found in 14 patients (18%; in first degree relatives, 12%, and in second degree relatives, 6%). Follow-up was not possible. Conclusion. This study demonstrates the unequal manifestation of EOGC within the two ethnic groups of Han and Yi. However, familial clustering was infrequent. Further investigations are necessary to discover relevant risk factors apart from hereditary predisposition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6845413
spellingShingle Shen Li
Peter Rexin
Zhang Qin
Chen Changbo
Chen Guanghui
Wang Luyao
Hans-Ullrich Voelker
Gerhard Stauch
Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
The Scientific World Journal
title Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
title_full Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
title_fullStr Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
title_full_unstemmed Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
title_short Different Incidence of Early-Onset Gastric Carcinoma Depending on Ethnicity: Preliminary Results of a Hospital in Liangshan
title_sort different incidence of early onset gastric carcinoma depending on ethnicity preliminary results of a hospital in liangshan
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6845413
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