Validation of staging systems for gastric cancer

Staging laparoscopy for gastric cancer.

The growing role of multimodal treatment plans for advanced gastric cancer has contributed to the development of more accurate preoperative staging strategies. The high diagnostic efficacy of video-laparoscopy as regards the M factor has been reported by many; preoperative laparoscopy therefore permits to avoid unhelpful surgical exploration in case of peritoneal dissemination of tumor or liver...

Surgical Staging of Gastric Cancer

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with half of these occurring in Eastern Asia [1]. There are two major classification systems currently used, the Japanese classification and the system developed jointly by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The Japanese classificat...

Guidelines for Gastric Cancer Staging and Treatment

Laparoscopic Staging in Gastric Cancer

taging in any form of cancer has been an integral part in the management of this disease, especially so in gastric cancers. Gastric cancer has a high incidence in the Asian region and comes with a poor prognosis if not detected early. Gastric cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the world. Laparoscopy was introduced more than four decades ago and has been utilized...

Clinical utility of perioperative staging laparoscopy for advanced gastric cancer

BACKGROUND Perioperative staging laparoscopy is a useful tool for the detection of occult peritoneal metastases in gastrointestinal cancers. This retrospective study aimed to determine the clinical value of staging laparoscopy for advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. METHODS A total of 178 patients with advanced or recurred gastric cancer who underwent perioperative staging laparoscopy were ...