Open AccessRecent aspects for disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow associated with gastric cancer: What has been done for the past, and what will be needed in future?
Author(s) -
Haruo Iguchi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12249
Subject(s) - medicine , bone marrow , cancer , carcinosis , disease , incidence (geometry) , metastasis , pathology , oncology , colorectal cancer , peritoneal carcinomatosis , physics , optics
Disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow is characterized by widespread bone metastasis (bone marrow infiltration) from solid tumors with hematological disorders coexisted. This disease is frequently complicated with gastric cancer among solid tumors although its incidence is very rare. In recent years, technological innovations in diagnosis and treatment for cancer have remarkably improved, which made survival rates of various cancers prolonged. Prognosis of disseminated carcinomatosis of the bone marrow associated with gastric cancer, however, is still poor (less than a year), possibly because this disease has not been given attention due to low incidence. In this review, I summarize the results obtained for the past, and propose ways to improve the prognosis of this disease.