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DUODENAL SPREAD OF GASTRIC CANCER 1
Author(s) -
ELMES C. R.,
DETH A. G. VAN
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1982.tb06011.x
Subject(s) - medicine , duodenal cancer , gastroenterology , duodenum , duodenal ulcer , gastric carcinoma , cancer , resection , surgery
Fifteen of 139 patients undergoing resection for gastric carcinoma were found to have duodenal invasion by the tumour. Most of these tumours were of advanced type and 11 had nodal metastases. In eight patients the line of duodenal section was involved by tumour. Spread into duodenal mucosa was uncommon.