Extensive intraperitoneal lavage to eliminate intraperitoneal tumor cells in gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: In Western patients, free peritoneal tumor cells after gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer were detected only sporadically. Although based on few cases, the findings suggest that EIPL spreads tumor cells into the peritoneal cavity, thus being potentially harmful. Therefore, EIPL cannot be generally recommended. PMID: 30185117 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tumori - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Tumori Source Type: research