Prognostic significance of peritoneal lavage cytology in staging gastric cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Jamel, SR Markar, G Malietzis, A Acharya… - Gastric Cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Peritoneal cytology has been used as a part of the cancer staging of gastric
cancer patients. The primary aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the value of …

A systematic review of the accuracy and utility of peritoneal cytology in patients with gastric cancer

PA Leake, R Cardoso, R Seevaratnam, L Lourenco… - Gastric cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background There is lack of uniformity in the utilization of peritoneal cytology in gastric
cancer management. The identification of intraperitoneal free cancer cells (IFCCs) is …

Prognostic value of the 7th AJCC/UICC TNM classification of noncardia gastric cancer: analysis of a large series from specialized Western centers

D Marrelli, P Morgagni, G de Manzoni… - Annals of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To conduct a retrospective evaluation of the 7th-TNM classification of gastric
cancer (GC) on a prospectively collected database. Background: The recent TNM introduced …

Advanced gastric cancer with or without peritoneal carcinomatosis treated with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy: a single western center experience

S Scaringi, R Kianmanesh, JM Sabate… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this article was to evaluate the role of hyperthermic
intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), associated or not to cytoreductive surgery (CS) in the …

Prognostic impact of PCR-based identification of isolated tumour cells in the peritoneal lavage fluid of gastric cancer patients who underwent a curative R0 resection

K Katsuragi, M Yashiro, T Sawada, H Osaka… - British Journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
Identification of cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity could influence therapy and outcome of
gastric carcinoma patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical impact of …

Peritoneal lavage cytology in patients with oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma

J Nath, K Moorthy, P Taniere, M Hallissey… - Journal of British …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of the study was to determine the value of performing peritoneal lavage
cytology during laparoscopy in the management of oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma …

Lack of prognostic significance of conventional peritoneal cytology in colorectal and gastric cancers: results of EVOCAPE 2 multicentre prospective study

E Cotte, P Peyrat, E Piaton, F Chapuis, M Rivoire… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
AIM: In digestive cancers, the prognostic significance of intraperitoneal free cancer cells
remains unclear (IPCC). The main objective of this study was to assess the prognostic …

Gastric linitis plastica: which role for surgical resection?

C Pedrazzani, D Marrelli, F Pacelli, M Di Cosmo… - Gastric Cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background The role of surgery for gastric linitis plastica (GLP) is questioned. This study
aimed to analyze our experience in the surgical treatment of GLP with specific reference to …

[HTML][HTML] Detection value of free cancer cells in peritoneal washing in gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Tustumi, WM Bernardo, AR Dias, MFKP Ramos… - Clinics, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Intraperitoneal free cancer cells in gastric adenocarcinoma are associated with a poor
outcome. However, the true prognostic value of intraperitoneal free cancer cells is still …

[HTML][HTML] Free intraperitoneal tumor cells and outcome in gastric cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Pecqueux, J Fritzmann, M Adamu, K Thorlund… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Despite continuously improving therapies, gastric cancer still shows poor survival
in locally advanced stages with local recurrence rates of up to 50% and peritoneal …