Summary:
Carcinoma of the stomach is a common malignancy and
have a high mortality. Incidence under the age of 45 is
comparatively low but appear more aggressive then elderly
group. This study was designed to describe the presentation
and operative findings in the two groups of patients and to
record the outcome of surgical management in these
patients.
A total of 86 cases were included in this study. 14 were
from below 40 years (young group) and 72 were above 40
years (elderly group). Young patients had less definitive
symptoms than elderly group. Pain (85.71%) and vomiting
(78%) were the most prominent symptoms in both the
groups. But in elderly a significant number 54(75%) of cases
had anorexia. Lump and visible peristalsis were present in
both groups in approximately similar proportion.
Histopathologically younger patients had more aggressive
disease than the elderly group..