[Gastric cancer. 11 years' experience in 8,304 endoscopic studies performed]. / Cáncer gástrico. 11 años de experiencia sobre 8.304 estudios endoscópicos realizados.

8.304 patients have been examined endoscopically in a period of time of eleven years. We found 412 with gastric cancer, a 4.96% of the total research. In 1970 we had the upper point with 8.71% and the lower point with 3.14%, in 1980. The 89.56% were advanced gastric cancer and the 1.95% were early gastric cancer. According to Borrmann classification, from advanced gastric cancer, 18 were mixed types. Because of technics reasons or lost controls, in 8.49% of the cases the real origin, could not be confirmed. In our hospital, between 1970 and 1980. We have found a diminution of the incidence of cancer.

Cáncer gástrico. 11 años de experiencia sobre 8.304 estudios endoscópicos realizados. / [Gastric cancer. 11 years experience in 8,304 endoscopic studies performed]

8.304 patients have been examined endoscopically in a period of time of eleven years. We found 412 with gastric cancer, a 4.96

of the total research. In 1970 we had the upper point with 8.71

and the lower point with 3.14

, in 1980. The 89.56

were advanced gastric cancer and the 1.95

were early gastric cancer. According to Borrmann classification, from advanced gastric cancer, 18 were mixed types. Because of technics reasons or lost controls, in 8.49

of the cases the real origin, could not be confirmed. In our hospital, between 1970 and 1980. We have found a diminution of the incidence of cancer.