| 2 | Long-term survival of patients with stage Ⅱ and Ⅲgastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy with inadequate nodal assessment显示文摘BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is an aggressive disease with frequent lymph node(LN)involvement.The NCCN recommends a D2 lymphadenectomy and the harvesting of at least 16 LNs.This threshold has been the subject of great debate,not only for the extent of surgery but also for more appropriate staging.The reclassification of stage IIB through IIIC based on N3b nodal staging in the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)staging system highlights the efforts to more accurately discriminate survival expectancy based on nodal number.Furthermore,studies have suggested that pathologic assessment of 30 or more LNs improve prognostic accuracy and is required for proper staging of gastriccancer.AIM To evaluate the long-term survival of advanced gastric cancer patients who deviated from expected survival curves because of inadequate nodal evaluation.METHODS Eligible patients were identified from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database.Those with stage II-III gastric cancer were considered for inclusion.Three groups were compared based on the number of analyzed LNs.They were inadequate LN assessment(ILA,<16 LNs),adequate LN assessment(ALA,16-29 LNs),and optimal LN assessment(OLA,≥30 LNs).The main outcomes were overall survival(OS)and cancer-specific survival.Data were analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method,log-rank test,hazard risk,and Cox proportional univariate and multivariate models.Propensity score matching(PSM)was used to compare the ALA and OLA groups.RESULTS The analysis included 11607 patients.Most had advanced T stages(T3=48%;T4=42%).The pathological AJCC stage distribution was IIA=22%,IIB=18%,IIIA=26%,IIIB=22%,and IIIC=12%.The overall sample divided by the study objective included ILA(50%),ALA(35%),and OLA(15%).Median OS was 24 mo for the ILA group,29 mo for the ALA group,and 34 mo for the OLA group(P<0.001).Univariate analysis showed that the ALA and OLA groups had better OS than the ILA group[ALA hazard ratio(HR)=0.84,95%confidence interval(CI):0.79-0.88,P<0.001 and OLA HR=0.73,95%CI:0.68-0.79,P<0.001].The OS outcome was confirmed by multivariate analysis(ALA HR=0.68,95%CI:0.64-0.71,P<0.001 and OLA:HR=0.48,95%CI:0.44-0.52,P<0.001).A 1:1 PSM analysis in 3428 patients found that the OLA group had better survival than the ALA group(OS:OLA median=34 mo vs ALA median=26 mo,P<0.001,which was confirmed by univariate analysis(HR=0.81,95%CI:0.75-0.89,P<0.001)and multivariate analysis:(HR=0.71,95%CI:0.65-0.78,P<0.001).CONCLUSION Proper nodal staging is a critical issue in gastric cancer.Assessment of an inadequate number of LNs places patients at high risk of adverse long-term survival outcomes. | Jacopo Desiderio Andrea Sagnotta Irene Terrenato Eleonora Garofoli Claudia Mosillo Stefano Trastulli Federica Arteritano Federico Tozzi Vito D'Andrea Yuman Fong Yanghee Woo Sergio Bracarda Amilcare Parisi | 2021 | World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery2021，13，11： | 2 |
| 4 | Robotic wedge resection of a rare gastric perivascular epithelioid cell tumor: A case report显示文摘BACKGROUND Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor(PEComa)is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm that can arise in many different organs with a broad spectrum of biological behavior,from indolent to aggressive progression.Only ten cases of gastric PEComas have been reported in the English literature,which were treated with endoscopic,laparoscopic,or open resections.Due to its rarity,the optimal surgical management and prognosis of this tumor are still uncertain.CASE SUMMARY We present a case of robotic wedge resection of a 6.5 cm bleeding lesion of the gastric fundus located 3 cm below the esophago-gastric junction in a 55-year-old man.Biopsy revealed a malignant tumor with epithelioid cells focally positive for muscle markers desmin and smooth muscle actin.In addition,histology revealed that the tumor was positive for HMB-45,melan-A(MART-1),microphthalmia transcription factor and negative for pan-cytokeratin AE1/AE3,CD34,p40,DOG-1,CD117(c-kit),S100,CD3,CD79a,caldesmon and myogenin.These markers suggested the possibility of a PEComa.The patient underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy via the da Vinci■Si^TM system and robotic wedge resection.Final pathology confirmed a malignant gastric PEComa with negative margins.At his 11-mo follow-up visit,the patient remained disease-free.CONCLUSION Gastric PEComa can be treated with a robotic R0 resection with acceptable postoperative and short-term oncological outcomes. | Alessandra Marano Francesca Maione Yanghee Woo Luca Pellegrino Paolo Geretto Diego Sasia Mirella Fortunato Giulio Fraternali Orcioni Roberto Priotto Renato Fasoli Felice Borghi | 2019 | World Journal of Clinical Cases2019，7，23： | 0 |
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