Geographical pathology of gastric carcinoma: histological types among Chileans

Nine hundred and twenty-three Chilean cases of gastric carcinoma who had received surgical resection of the stomach were histologically classified. In both males and females, diffuse carcinoma was a common type among younger patients, while adenocarcinoma was predominant in elderly patients. Statistical analysis demonstrated identical type distributions in all age groups in the Chilean series, as was seen in other ethnic groups surveyed previously.