[Clinicopathological analysis of synchronous liver metastasis in gastric cancer and evaluation of surgical outcomes].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the clinicopathological factors affecting synchronous liver metastasis in gastric cancer,and evaluate its surgical outcome.


METHODS
Clinical data of 44 patients with synchronous hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer from Aug. 1994 to Feb. 2004 were reviewed retrospectively, and compared with those of 576 gastric cancer patients without hepatic metastasis to analyze the clinicopathological factors affecting synchronous liver metastasis from gastric cancer. The survivals after radical resection, palliative and exploratory operation were compared.


RESULTS
Univariate analysis revealed that ascites, pelvic and peritoneal seeding, serosal invasion, lymph node metastasis, involvement of neighboring organs, Borrmann types,depth of infiltration were correlated with synchronous hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer (P< 0.01). Logistic regression showed peritoneal seeding (P=0.003, OR=1.629), serosal infiltration (P=0.000, OR=3.000), lymph node metastasis (P=0.081, OR=1.689) were independent risk factors for synchronous hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer. Sixteen (36.4%) patients received radical excision, 15 (34.1%) patients palliative operation, and 13 (29.5 %) patients exploratory operation,and the median survival times were 19.5, 11.0 and 6.2 months respectively (P< 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Peritoneal seeding,serosal infiltration, lymph node metastasis are most important risk factors for synchronous hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer. Radical resection of gastric primary lesion and hepatic metastases can significantly prolong survival time.
Department of Gastrointestinopancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Yu-ming
YM
Li
Wen-hua
WH
Zhan
Fang-hai
FH
Han
Yu-long
YL
He
Jun-sheng
JS
Peng
Shi-rong
SR
Cai
Jin-ping
JP
Ma
Gang
G
Zhao
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome