出版社：Red Universitaria de Servicios Telemáticos Integrados para Comunidades Virtuales de Usuariarios.
摘要：A total of 829 autopsies with cancer of stomach were studied as basic cause of death, taken from the Data Base of Autopsies of the National SARCAP Center, National Register of Autopsies in Cuba, with the purpose of demonstrating its general characteristics and specially its direct causes of death and the evaluation of the premorten diagnoses. Forty hospitals from the different provinces of the country were represented here. It is analyzed the situation about cancer of stomach in the world and in Cuba, making an emphasis on the importance of an early diagnosis in order to achieve greater survivals. The ages were from 18 to 110 years old and the most represented decade was from 55-84 years old with 69.1%. The reason M/F was 1.8. Cancer as such, bronchopneumonía and pulmonary thromboembolism were the most frequent direct causes of death. The diagnostic discrepancies, total and parcial in basic causes of death were 15.0% and 17.3% and the totals in direct causes of death 35.6%. The 96.8% were carcinomas, 2% limphomas and the Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours (GIST) 1.2%. Lymphatic ganglions, liver, peritoneum, pancreas and lung were the most frequent sites of metastasis. It is highlighted the use of the multiple causes of death in the study of stomach cancer and the role of the autopsy is strengthen as the most complete study of sick/sickness and the guarantee of quality in medicine.
关键词：Autopsia; cáncer; estómago; calidad; causas de muerte múltiples.
