Microscopic Positive Margins in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Following Oncological Resection: Prognostic Factors and Long-Term Survival

CONCLUSION: Tumor dimension, invasion of other organs, pT stage, pN stage, pL1 stage, pV1 stage, pPn stage, Lauren type, and tumoral grading could be regarded as factors for predicting microscopically positive margins. Moreover, positive resection margins have a detrimental impact on overall survival.PMID:38469603

Source: Annali Italiani di Chirurgia - March 12, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Emil Moi ș Nadim Ai Hajjar Septimiu Moldovan Vlad-Ionu ţ Nechita Dan V ălean Ion-Cosmin Puia Lumini ța Furcea Aida Puia Cornel Iancu C ălin Popa Florin Zaharie Ioana Rusu Florin Graur Source Type: research