title: [Surgical management of locoregional recurrence of gastric carcinoma].
abstract: About half of the patients with gastric cancer subjected to total gastrectomy in curative intention die of recurrence within a few years. Most of these local recurrences occur in the first 2 years postoperatively. In an historic analysis 133 patients of the years 1985-1997 were investigated. Local recurrence was observed in 29 cases within 60 months on average. An intensive follow-up will not affect the long-term outcome of local recurrence. Improved results may be expected only if more effective therapeutic strategies for local recurrence will be developed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hoksch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*