Metastasis, the spread of invasive carcinoma to sites distant from the primary tumor, is
responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths (Weigelt, B., Peterse, JL, & van't Veer …

The prognosis after surgical treatment of gastric cancer remains poor. This review aims to
clarify the indication for multimodal treatment of gastric cancer. A systematic literature …

Background: The chemokine and bone marrow-homing receptor CXCR4 has been
implicated in metastatic dissemination of various cancers. We investigated CXCR4 …

Background The prognosis after surgery for oesophagogastric cancer remains poor.
Methods This review clarifies current indications for neoadjuvant therapy for oesophageal …

Background The aim of the study was to determine the value of performing peritoneal lavage
cytology during laparoscopy in the management of oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma …

The purpose of this review is to examine the current status and future perspectives of the
molecular analysis of peritoneal lavage fluid in patients with gastric cancer. During the past …

Objective: To assess the impact of disseminated tumor cells (DTC) in bone marrow on
recurrence and survival in complete resected esophageal cancer (EC). Background: Current …

Background Immunohistochemically detectable isolated tumour clusters (ITCs) with a
diameter of less than 0· 2 mm have been regarded as non-metastatic lesions, because of a …

The surgical outcome of most early gastric cancer (EGC) is usually satisfactory. Some cases
show bone metastasis even though the depth of cancer invasion is confined to the mucosa …

Objective: Aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of
disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in 1 cohort of patients …