title: [Prognostic factors in stomach cancer: invasion of gastric serosa and lymph node involvement].
abstract: Concerning prognostic factors in gastric cancer, the Authors analyse the main two influencing long-term prognosis: the depth of penetration of the tumor in the gastric wall and the presence of lymph node metastasis. 194 operated gastric neoplasms were staged, according to TNM classification (U.I.C.C., 1987) and divided into 4 groups: in the first group both the serosa and the lymph nodes were tumor-free; in the second both were involved; in the third only lymph nodes were involved; in the fourth only the serosa was involved. Crossed statistic analysis between groups showed that the only factor that influenced the long-term survival is the node involvement in the patients with tumor-free gastric serosa. These results correspond to most of the others in literature, and point to the connection between these two factors in defining the stage of the disease.
authors.affiliation: V Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belcastro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicolanti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiavellati
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fratticioli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schillaci
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012704:Serous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Fattori di prognosi del cancro dello stomaco: invasione della sierosa gastrica e coinvolgimento dei linfonodi.