title: Analysis of risk factors for the interval time, number and pattern of hepatic metastases from gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the risk factors for interval time, number and pattern of hepatic metastases from gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy, and provide evidence for predicting and preventing hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 87 patients with hepatic metastasis who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer from 1996 to 2001. The data was analyzed to evaluate significant risk factors for interval time, number and pattern of hepatic metastases originating from gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The size of gastric cancer and lymph node metastases were independently correlated with the interval time of hepatic metastases; the depth of invasion was independently correlated with the number of hepatic metastases; while the depth of invasion and Lauren classification were independently correlated with the pattern of hepatic metastases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We evaluated the interval time of hepatic metastases with the size of gastric cancer and lymph node metastases. The depth of invasion could be used to evaluate the number of hepatic metastases, while the depth of invasion and the Lauren classification could be used to evaluate the pattern of hepatic metastases in patients who underwent radical gastrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Cancer Department, Tianjin Cancer Hospital and City Key Laboratory of Cancer in Tianjin, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300060, China. dengery@126.com
authors.forename: Jing-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Hong-Jie
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Ru-Peng
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors