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Year : 2013 | Volume
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That dyspepsia in the young could be cancer
Abdulfatai B Olokoba1, Olusegun A Obateru1, Mathew O Bojuwoye1, Olatunde K Ibrahim2, Lateefat B Olokoba3
1 Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria 2 Department of Pathology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria 3 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Abdulfatai B Olokoba Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.110053
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Malignant tumour of the stomach is not common in young adults. When it does occur, it is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this report is to document our experience with three cases of gastric adenocarcinoma in young adult Nigerians seen over a period of 18 months in our centre. |
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