Cancer of the gastric stump.
28,500 fiberoptic endoscopies were reviewed. 97 cancers of the stump were found in 1,119 patients who had had gastric resection (8.66%), in contrast to the 3.9% of cancers found in nonoperated patients. This suggests that the gastric remnant has a higher tendency to develop cancer than the nonresected stomach. A policy of periodic follow-up of these patients must be considered in order to detect the tumor at an early stage.
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Loscos
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Gutiérrez del Olmo
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Nisa
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Baki
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Ramírez-Armengol
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery