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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology2011

The clinical importance of micrometastases within the lymphatic system in patients after total gastrectomy.

Arkadiusz Spychała, Dawid Murawa, Konstanty Korski

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Arkadiusz SpychałaI Ward of Surgical Oncology, Greatpoland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland.
Dawid MurawaI Ward of Surgical Oncology, Greatpoland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland.
Konstanty KorskiDepartment of Pathology, Greatpoland Cancer Center, Poznań, Poland.
Greater Poland Cancer Center · PL

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Abstract

backgroundIn spite of radical gastrectomy with resection of the lymphatic system, where no metastases are found during histopathological examination, about 30% of patients have relapse of the neoplastic process. This situation may be caused by micrometastases or isolated neoplastic cells in the lymphatic system which were not identified during a standard histopathological examination.

aimThe aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical importance of micrometastases within the lymphatic system in patients with gastric cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsA group of 20 patients treated for gastric cancer were subjected to retrospective analysis. Of all the patients who underwent surgery, a group with tumours classified as T1 or T2 was selected. No metastases within the lymphatic system were found in the standard evaluation - N0 mark. Paraffin-embedded blocks of lymph nodes were cut and new specimens were made, which were then stained again by means of immunohistochemistry. Antibodies against cytokeratin AE1/AE3 were used.

resultsA total of 319 lymph nodes were assessed in 20 patients in an H + E examination. After the immunohistochemical examination, micrometastases within the lymphatic system were found in 4 (20%) patients and isolated neoplastic cells in other 4 (20%) patients.

conclusionOn the basis of numerous publications and our own material, we think that the presence of micrometastases may be related to a worse prognosis. The clinical importance of micrometastases within the lymphatic system in patients after total gastrectomy.

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Gastric cancerIsolated tumour cellsMicrometastases

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PMCPMC3863198
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