title: Updates on surgical management of advanced gastric cancer: new evidence and trends. Insights from the First International Course on Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery--Varese (Italy), December 2, 2011.
abstract: Between the Ninth International Gastric Cancer Congress (IGCC) in South-Korea (Seoul, 2011) and the Tenth IGCC in Italy (Verona, 2013), the Insubria University organized the First International Course on Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (Varese, December 2, 2011), with the patronage of Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer (IRGGC) and the International Gastric Cancer Association (IGCA). The Course was intended to be a comprehensive update and review on advanced gastric cancer (GC) staging and treatment from well-known international experts. Clinical, research, and educational aspects of the surgeon's role in the era of stage-adapted therapy were discussed. As highlighted in the meeting, in this final document we summarize and thoroughly analyze (with references only for well-acquired randomized control trials) the new and old open problems in surgical management of advanced GC. Between the Ninth (Seoul, 2011) and the Tenth (Verona,2013) International Gastric Cancer Congress, the First International Course on Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery (Varese, December 2, 2011) was organized by the University of Insubria. This congress received the patronage of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer. The aim was to discuss open issues in surgical management of advanced gastric malignancies. We considered the opinions of several recognized experts in the field from both the Eastern and Western world, focused on definition problems and oncological and technical issues to define the current principles of advanced gastric cancer (GC) surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, s.rausei@libero.it.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rausei
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
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authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: Takeshi
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authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Mitsuru
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authors.lastname: Sasako
authors.forename: Alberto
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authors.lastname: Biondi
authors.forename: Paolo
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authors.lastname: Morgagni
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authors.lastname: Marrelli
authors.forename: Maurizio
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authors.forename: Rosario
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authors.lastname: Roviello
authors.forename: Graziella
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authors.lastname: Pinotti
authors.forename: Francesca
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authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
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mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007558:Italy; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*