BACKGROUND: Lymph node metastases are present in only about 15% of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) and for this reason, the majority of these patients do not require lymphadenectomy. In Japan, EGC patients undergo less invasive treatment (endoscopic mucosal resection, wedge resection, laparoscopy). However, the indications for and results of these types of treatment are still uncertain. METHODS: In a multicentre retrospective study, we analysed the clinicopathological data referring to 584 early gastric cancer patients who underwent D2 gastrectomy. A comparison was made between patients with and without lymph node metastases in relation to numerous pre- and postoperative variables. Long-term survival and risk factors for lymph node metastases were analysed. The primary aim was to compare our results with those of Western and Japanese authors; we also evaluated the possibility of identifying a subset of patients at low risk of lymph node metastases who may be candidates for endoscopic treatment. RESULTS: The incidence of lymph node metastasis was 14.4%. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that submucosal infiltration, diffuse histotype, tumour size and Kodama Pen A type were all related to the presence of lymph node metastases. Patients with types I, IIa and IIb mucosal tumours did not present lymph node metastases. Postoperative mortality was 2.2%. Five-year survival in relation to lymph node groups was 95% in N0 patients, 77% in N1 patients and 60% in N2 patients (p = 0.0001, Japanese N-stage). The number of positive lymph nodes also had a prognostic value. Patients with three or fewer positive lymph nodes presented a better 5-year prognosis (83%) than those with more than three positive lymph nodes (48%) (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirms that lymph node involvement is an extremely important prognostic factor. For this reason, the therapeutic strategy of our surgical units is as follows: 1) D2 gastrectomy is the standard treatment even in early gastric cancer (EGC); 2) endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) could be considered first in types I, IIa and IIb tumours that are diagnosed as limited to the mucosal layer.
BACKGROUND:Lymph node metastases are present in only about 15% of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) and for this reason, the majority of these patients do not require lymphadenectomy. In Japan, EGCpatients undergo less invasive treatment (endoscopic mucosal resection, wedge resection, laparoscopy). However, the indications for and results of these types of treatment are still uncertain. METHODS: In a multicentre retrospective study, we analysed the clinicopathological data referring to 584 early gastric cancerpatients who underwent D2 gastrectomy. A comparison was made between patients with and without lymph node metastases in relation to numerous pre- and postoperative variables. Long-term survival and risk factors for lymph node metastases were analysed. The primary aim was to compare our results with those of Western and Japanese authors; we also evaluated the possibility of identifying a subset of patients at low risk of lymph node metastases who may be candidates for endoscopic treatment. RESULTS: The incidence of lymph node metastasis was 14.4%. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that submucosal infiltration, diffuse histotype, tumour size and Kodama Pen A type were all related to the presence of lymph node metastases. Patients with types I, IIa and IIb mucosal tumours did not present lymph node metastases. Postoperative mortality was 2.2%. Five-year survival in relation to lymph node groups was 95% in N0 patients, 77% in N1 patients and 60% in N2 patients (p = 0.0001, Japanese N-stage). The number of positive lymph nodes also had a prognostic value. Patients with three or fewer positive lymph nodes presented a better 5-year prognosis (83%) than those with more than three positive lymph nodes (48%) (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirms that lymph node involvement is an extremely important prognostic factor. For this reason, the therapeutic strategy of our surgical units is as follows: 1) D2 gastrectomy is the standard treatment even in early gastric cancer (EGC); 2) endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) could be considered first in types I, IIa and IIb tumours that are diagnosed as limited to the mucosal layer.
Authors: Stefano Caruso; Alberto Patriti; Franco Roviello; Lorenzo De Franco; Franco Franceschini; Andrea Coratti; Graziano Ceccarelli Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2016-07-07 Impact factor: 5.742
Authors: Rima Ahmad; Namrata Setia; Benjamin H Schmidt; Theodore S Hong; Jennifer Y Wo; Eunice L Kwak; David W Rattner; Gregory Y Lauwers; John T Mullen Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2015-09-18 Impact factor: 3.452
Authors: Giovanni De Manzoni; Gian Luca Baiocchi; Massimo Framarini; Maurizio De Giuli; Domenico D'Ugo; Alberto Marchet; Donato Nitti; Daniele Marrelli; Paolo Morgagni; Andrea Rinnovati; Riccardo Rosati; Franco Roviello; Rosaldo Allieta; Stefano Berti; Umberto Bracale; Patrizio Capelli; Angelo Cavicchi; Natale Di Martino; Annibale Donini; Angelo Filippini; Gianfranco Francioni; Marco Frascio; Alfredo Garofalo; Stefano Maria Giulini; Giovanni Battista Grassi; Paolo Innocenti; Antonio Martino; Gualtiero Mazzocconi; Lorenzo Mazzola; Severino Montemurro; Nicola Palasciano; Gianni Pantuso; Heinrich Pernthaler; Roberto Petri; Diego Piazza; Rosario Sacco; Giovanni Sgroi; Carlo Staudacher; Michele Testa; Carlo Vallicelli; Nereo Vettoretto; Costantino Zingaretti; Lorenzo Capussotti; Mario Morino; Giorgio Maria Verdecchia Journal: Updates Surg Date: 2014-03