Recent results of therapy for scirrhous gastric cancer.
The prognosis of patients with scirrhous gastric cancer (SGC) is extremely poor. However, recent advances in therapeutic strategies against SGC, using effective anticancer drugs, have prolonged the survival of patients with SGC. This paper reviews the recent therapeutic outcomes of this type of gastric cancer and introduces a new treatment protocol for SGC.
Ikeguchi
Masahide
M
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
Miyake
Takanori
T
Matsunaga
Tomoyuki
T
Yamamoto
Manabu
M
Fukumoto
Youji
Y
Yamada
Yosinori
Y
Fukuda
Kenji
K
Saito
Hiroaki
H
Tatebe
Shigeru
S
Tsujitani
Shun-ichi
S