[Role of peritoneal lavage smears and gastric wall brushing smears in gastric cancer surgery].
Examinations of peritoneal lavage smears (LC) and gastric wall brushing smear cytology (BC) appear to be important for determining accurately the stage of gastric cancer. We have been carrying out such examinations during gastric cancer surgery for 7 years. In the present study, we evaluated the results obtained from 287 patients with gastric cancer. Tumor invasion and peritoneal dissemination were correlated with a positive incidence of cancer cells in LC and/or BC. Gastric cancer showing serosal invasion was classified into positive for LC and/or BC and negative for LC and/or BC. Patients positive for LC and/or BC had a poorer prognosis. For future gastric cancer treatment, patients positive for peritoneal cytology are expected to be targeted for intensive treatment during or before surgery.
Shirakawa
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First Dept. of Surgery, Nippon Medical School.
Onda
M
M
Tokunaga
A
A
Fujita
I
I
Teramoto
T
T
Takita
M
M
Oguri
T
T
Okuda
T
T
Kiyama
T
T
Yoshiyuki
T
T
Kato
S
S
Miyashita
M
M
Naito
Z
Z
Matsukura
N
N
Yamashita
K
K
Asano
G
G
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010533:Peritoneal Lavage; D011379:Prognosis; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D015996:Survival Rate