[Carcinoma of the stomach in the light of epidemiologic, clinical and pathologic research (definition of etiologic and pathogenic phenomena in our data and the literature)].

The malignant diseases are ever more frequent; the carcinoma of the stomach occupies a significant position here with approximately 20% of all cases of malignant diseases and therefore represents a fairly serious health problem, even more so since the only, somewhat successful, therapy is surgical treatment. Yet, even when it is performed on time (partial resection) the results are not particularly good, similarly to the unperspective life following a total amputation of the stomach. Only the disease which we recognize well in etiologic, epidemiologic, and pathogenetic terms can successfully be treated. This paper is concerned with these three elements, that are described in regards to our epidemiological, etiological and clinical research. Presently, in sciences three phenomena are thought of as being important in malignant diseases: the immunologic condition of the organism, the role of the virus as an etiologic factor, and the intracellular derangements. These first two problems have been considered in a somewhat original manner, while the third problem has been considered through the literature and our experience, which compromise the theoretical basis of our paper.