Gastric cancer is a common neoplastic disease and, more precisely, is the third leading
cause of cancer death in the world, with differences amongst geographic areas. The …

Abstract Background In Europe, gastric cancer remains diagnosed at advanced stage
(serosal and/or lymph node involvement). Despite curative management combining …

Background Peritoneal carcinomatosis is an increasingly common finding in gastric
carcinoma. Previously, patients were treated as terminal, and median survival was poor. The …

Serous fluids are a common but important specimen type in a cytopathology laboratory.
There is as yet no agreed standardized terminology to allow uniformity in reporting on these …

Gastric cancer remains frequent and one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide. In this
article, we aimed to comprehensively review recent insights in the therapeutic management …

Background Manipulation and improper handling of a tumor during surgery may increase
the risk of cancer cell dissemination after a curative gastrectomy. This study investigated the …

Background Positive peritoneal washing cytology is a poor prognostic factor in patients with
gastric cancer. The right therapeutic approach for this condition has not been well …

Background The development of multimodality treatment, including cytoreductive surgery
(CRS) with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), has led to promising results in …

The peritoneal cavity (cavum peritonei) is incompletely divided into spaces and recessus (or
fossae), which are playing an important role in health and disease. Peritoneal subspaces …

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 …