Open AccessGastric Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Bryan Dicken,
David Bigam,
Carol E. Cass,
John R. Mackey,
Anil A. Joy,
Stewart M. Hamilton
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000149300.28588.23
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , adenocarcinoma , epidemiology , surgical pathology , oncology , bioinformatics , pathology , biology
This update reviews the epidemiology and surgical management, and the controversies of gastric adenocarcinoma. We provide the relevance of outcome data to surgical decision-making and discuss the application of gene-expression analysis to clinical practice.