Factors influencing prognosis in carcinoma of the stomach.

Prognostic factors were prospectively sought in a consecutive group of 223 patients with carcinoma of the stomach observed for a minimum of seven years. Age, race and mode of presentation did not influence survival time. Statistically improved seven year survival rates were observed in females (p less than 0.01) and patients with several features: symptoms lasting more than six months (p less than 0.01); absence of an abdominal mass (p less than 0.01); T1 versus T3 Stage of disease (p less than 0.001); absence of nodal involvement (p less than 0.01) and when curative resection was possible (p less than 0.01).