Liudmila L. Kodach

Feb 23, 2024 | ejso.com | Steven Taylor |Liudmila L. Kodach |Jolanda van Dieren |Ignace de Hingh |Steven L. Taylor |Bas PL Wijnhoven | +3 more

Background: The clinical significance of tumour positive peritoneal cytology (CYT+) in patients with gastric cancer (GC) is unclear and therefore managed differently worldwide. The objectives of this study using nationwide data from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) were 1. to assess the frequency of cytological analysis at staging laparoscopy in GC patients, 2. to estimate the prevalence of CYT+ GC and 3.