Clinical Significance of Peritoneal Fluid Examination for Free Cancer Cells in Patients Qualified for Surgery for Gastric Cancer

Background: Peritoneal lavage cytology in patients with gastric cancer may correlate with an unfavorable prognosis. This study evaluated the presence of free cancer cells in the peritoneal lavage of a population of patients with gastric cancer and its correlation with the outcome of surgical treatme...

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Main Authors: Sławomir Cieśla, Radosław Lisiecki, Agnieszka Ławnicka, Bartosz Kudliński, Paulina Ostrowska, Alberto Davì, Massimiliano Veroux, Dawid Murawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.685868/full