Factors correlated with early and late recurrence after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer

摘要: BACKGROUND/AIMS The objective of the present study was to establish an effective follow-up method analyze features patients who relapsed after curative gastrectomy. METHODOLOGY At Department General Surgical Science, Gunma University, 44 321 underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer from 2002 2006 were found relapse. divided into early-recurrence group (n = 23; relapse within one year gastrectomy) and a late-recurrence 21; or more gastrectomy). clinicopathological examined. RESULTS in characterized by high level lymph node metastases (> N2), Stage IIIB, presence vascular invasion (v2, v3). On multiple logistic regression analysis, depth wall T3), degree v3) significantly correlated with recurrence CONCLUSIONS Careful including frequent imaging diagnosis, e.g., using computed tomography (CT), is required risk recurrence.