Nektarios Koufopoulos

Nov 3, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Qun Zhang |Hongwei Cheng |Nektarios Koufopoulos

IntroductionGastric cancer is a frequently occurring malignant tumor of the digestive tract that is the fourth most common cancer-related cause of death globally (1). Adenocarcinoma is the most common pathological type of gastric cancer, characterized mainly by distant metastases. Gastric cancer often metastasizes to the local lymph nodes, liver, lung, bone and peritoneum. Ovarian metastasis is sometimes observed in women. However, brain metastasis occurs less often, with a 6.5% incidence rate (2).