Peritoneal lavage examination as a prognostic tool in cases of gastric cancer

Introduction : Peritoneal tumor seeding is a common form of recurrence after gastric cancer surgery. The finding of free tumor cells and/or elevation of tumor markers in the peritoneal fluid could predict intraperitoneal tumor recurrence. The results of these examination can be used for indication o...

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Main Authors: David Hoskovec, Jozef Varga, Petr Dytrych, Ellen Konecna, Jan Matek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2016-11-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Peritoneal-lavage-examination-as-a-prognostic-tool-in-cases-of-gastric-cancer,19,28832,1,1.html