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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2007; 13(40): 5367-5370
Published online Oct 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5367
Published online Oct 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5367
Table 2 The distribution of upper gastrointestinal cancers in three provinces of Iran n (%)
| Ardabil | Golestan | Tehran | Total | |
| Stomach | 178 (56.7) | 93 (35.6) | 137 (73.7) | 408 (53.6) |
| Antrum | 49 (15.6) | 18 (6.9) | 64 (34.4) | 131 (17.2) |
| Body | 47 (15.0) | 32 (12.3) | 29 (15.6) | 108 (14.2) |
| Fundus | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.6) | 4 (0.5) |
| Cardia | 82 (26.1) | 41 (15.7) | 21 (11.3) | 144 (18.9) |
| Unspecified | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 20 (10.8) | 21 (2.8) |
| Junction | 24 (7.6) | 13 (5.0) | 13 (7.0) | 50 (6.6) |
| Esophagus | 112 (35.7) | 155 (59.4) | 36 (19.4) | 303 (39.8) |
| Lower | 41 (13.1) | 42 (16.1) | 21 (11.3) | 104 (13.7) |
| SCC | 26 | 41 | 18 | 85 |
| ADC | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Mid | 57 (18.2) | 91 (34.9) | 9 (4.8) | 157 (20.6) |
| Upper | 14 (4.5) | 19 (7.3) | 3 (1.6) | 36 (4.7) |
| Unspecified | 0 (0) | 3 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 6 (0.8) |
| Total | 314 | 261 | 186 | 761 |
- Citation: Taghavi N, Nasrollahzadeh D, Merat S, Yazdanbod A, Hormazdi M, Sotoudeh M, Semnani S, Eslami F, Marjani HA, Fahimi S, Khademi H, Malekzadeh R. Epidemiology of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Iran: A sub site analysis of 761 cases. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(40): 5367-5370
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5367