Prevalencia de Helicobacter pylori en pacientes con cáncer gástrico en Solca - Loja durante el período enero de 2011- diciembre de 2012

Abstract

Helicobacter pylori as a major carcinogen has led to a revolution in the study of the etiopathogenesis of gastric cancer. The latter has high incidence rates in Latin America, in Ecuador and in Loja; thus it has been considered in this study to investigate the prevalence of bacillus in patients with gastric cancer. Methods Retrospective clinical-pathological descriptive analysis of patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in SOLCA nucleus of Loja, during the period january 2011-december 2012. Results We identified 25 cases of which 11 presented Helicobacter pylori determined by histology by Giemsa stain. The male gender predominated (64%); the age range 70 to 79 years (32%); marital status married (52%), primary education level (56%); being a consumer of alcohol or tobacco (56%): farmer occupation (40%); the stage of gastric cancer IV (52%); intestinal adenocarcinoma (36%); and, the tumor in the antrum of the stomach (28%). Conclusion The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in patients diagnosed with gastric cancer was 44%.