THE INFLUENCE OF D-2-LYMPHADENECTOMY ON S TAGING AND PROGNOSIS OF GASTRIC-CANCER - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Authors
FASS J HUNGS M REINECKE T SCHUMPELICK V
Citation
J. Fass et al., THE INFLUENCE OF D-2-LYMPHADENECTOMY ON S TAGING AND PROGNOSIS OF GASTRIC-CANCER - A PROSPECTIVE-STUDY, Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie, 1996, pp. 176-178
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00238236
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
176 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-8236(1996):<176:TIODOS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The influence of D-2-lymphadenectomy on staging and prognosis of gastr ic cancer was evaluated in a study including 195 consecutive patients (1986-1994). An impressive state migration could be proben in the UICC stages IZ, IIIa und IIIb, which led to significant differences in the survival rates for stages II and IIIa. We conclude that an extended l ymphadenectomy contributes mainly to the accuracy of staging, while th e improvement of the survival rates in studies comparing D-1- with D-2 -lymphadenectomy is caused mainly by stage migration (''Will-Rogers ph enomenon'').