Table 2
The frequency of gastrectomies having gastric EIM among 1136 specimens with carcinoma reviewed in the Pacific basin
| City | EIM in IC | EIM in DC | Gastrectomy with EIM | Elderly patients (⩾60 years) with carcinoma | EIM in elderly patients with carcinoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *48 additional gastrectomy specimens12,13 were not included in a previous report.23 | |||||
| The number of specimens with EIM was significantly higher in the Pacific than in the Atlantic basin for both carcinoma phenotypes (p<0.05). | |||||
| DC, diffuse carcinoma; EIM, extensive intestinal metaplasia; IC, intestinal carcinoma. | |||||
| Tokyo* | 143/209 (68.4%) | 76/184 (41.3%) | 219/393 (55.7%) | IC 126/204 (61.8%) | IC: 91/126 (72.2%) |
| DC: 96/176 (54.5%) | DC: 54/95 (56.8%) | ||||
| Matsuyama | 115/168 (68.4%) | 29/73 (39.7%) | 144/241 | IC: 101/168 (60.1%) | IC: 78/101 (77.2%) |
| DC: 46/73 (63.0%) | DC: 28/46 (60.8%) | ||||
| Honolulu | 56/95 (58.9%) | 18/48 (37.5%) | 74/143(32.9%) | IC: 57/95 (60.0%) | IC: 39/57 (68.4%) |
| DC: 24/48 (50.0%) | DC: 12/24 (50.0%) | ||||
| Auckland/Otahuhu | 29/74 (39.1%) | 18/75 (24.0%) | 47/149 (31.5%) | IC: 57/74 (77.0%) | IC: 26/57 (55.3%) |
| DC: 37/75 (49.3%) | DC: 16/37 (43.2%) | ||||
| Santiago | 51/64 (79.7%) | 9/45(20.0%) | 60/109 (55.0%) | IC: 34/64 (53.1) | IC: 29/34 (85.3%) |
| DC: 22/45 (48.9%) | DC: 8/22 (36.4%) | ||||
| Vancouver | 18/45 (40.0%) | 10/56 (17.9%) | 28/101 (27.7%) | IC: 38/45 (84.4%) | IC: 17/38 (44.7%) |
| DC: 39/56 (69.6%) | DC: 4/39 (10.3%) | ||||
| Total | 412/655 (62.9%) | 160/481 (33.3%) | 572/1136 (50.3%) | IC: 413/655 (63.0%) | IC: 280/413 (67.8%) |
| DC: 264/481 (54.9%) | DC: 122/264 (46.4%) | ||||
