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Surgical Results of Early Gastric Cancer and Proposing a Treatment Strategy

Authors: Su-Shun Lo, MD, Chew-Wun Wu, MD, Jen-Hao Chen, MD, Anna Fen-Yau Li, MD, Mao-Chie Hsieh, MD, King-Han Shen, MD, Hwai-Jeng Lin, MD, Win-Yiu Lui, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

Background

Prognosis for patients with early gastric cancer after surgical resection is excellent. The 5-year or even 10-year survival is more than 90%. In the present study, we investigated the result of treating early gastric cancer surgically in our hospital, with special reference to the risk factor(s) for tumor recurrence and the relationship between age and survival.

Patients and Methods

From January 1988 to December 2002, a total of 479 patients with early gastric cancer underwent resection by our surgeons. Results of preoperative studies, operative findings, histopathology and postoperative follow-up were recorded respectively, and the postoperative disease-related survival, overall survival, tumor recurrence and recurrent patterns were analyzed. The clinicopathological factors were also analyzed to identify the risk factor(s) related to tumor recurrence.

Results

Older patients (>75 years old) had a poorer overall survival than younger patients. However, the disease-related survival was not significantly different between the two. Recurrence was observed in 21 patients, the most important factor of which was lymph node status. Lymph node metastases occurred in 54 patients (11.3%)—coming from mucosal tumors in 12 patients (4.4%) and from submucosal tumors in 42 (20.3%). When the size of the mucosal tumor was smaller than 1 cm, no lymph node metastasis was found in our patients.

Conclusions

The most important risk factor of recurrence in early gastric cancer is lymph node status. Given the low probability of lymph node metastasis and recurrence in tumors less than 1 cm in diameter limited to the mucosa, more limited surgery maybe appropriate in these carefully selected instances.

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Title: Surgical Results of Early Gastric Cancer and Proposing a Treatment Strategy
Authors: Su-Shun Lo, MD
Chew-Wun Wu, MD
Jen-Hao Chen, MD
Anna Fen-Yau Li, MD
Mao-Chie Hsieh, MD
King-Han Shen, MD
Hwai-Jeng Lin, MD
Win-Yiu Lui, MD
Publication date: 01-02-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-006-9077-x

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Surgical Results of Early Gastric Cancer and Proposing a Treatment Strategy

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Background

Patients and Methods

Results

Conclusions

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