Staging laparoscopy and peritoneal cytology in patients with early stage gastric adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Staging laparoscopy and peritoneal cytology can detect occult metastatic disease prior to treatment of gastric cancer. The yield of peritoneal staging in patients with early stage disease is lacking. We assess the yield of peritoneal staging in early stage gastric cancer and its impact on survival. METHODS:Data were obtained from a prospective database of patients who underwent staging laparoscopy and peritoneal cytology for gastric cancer at our institution between July 1995 and July 2018. Clinical stage was determined by endoscopic ultrasound, and early stage was defined as cT1-2 and cN0. Rates of positive cytology and carcinomatosis at time of laparoscopy were obtained. Univariate analyses were used to compare groups, and Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were used to assess sur

SUBMITTER: Allen CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026970 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature