Damage Control Surgery Saves Patient with Gastric Lymphoma from Radical Gastrectomy

The concept of damage control surgery was first introduced in the 1990s. It has great significance treatment for critically ill patients, which not only greatly improves survival rate, but also helps doctors avoiding misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Herein, we present a case gastric perforation caused by neoplasm with critical condition patient. According to surgery, patient subjected repair tumor biopsy instead conventional radical gastrectomy. Then, diffuse large B cell lymphoma diagnosed on pathologic examination. After received R-CHOP chemotherapy according clinical guidelines is alive till now. Our experience might be helpful understanding value mistreatment emergency patients. Key Words: Lymphoma, Stomach, Perforation, Damage surgery.