[Is routine tumor after-care after gastrectomy sensible?].
Only 22.3% of patients with recurrence after potentially curative gastrectomy are discovered in asymptomatic stages. Their prognosis is not different from those with symptomatic recurrence. Routine follow-up after gastrectomy can be abandoned.
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Klinik für Allgemein-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Berlin.
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D000359:Aftercare; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Sinn einer routinemässigen Tumornachsorge nach Gastrektomie?