Evaluation of Peritoneal Lavage for Gastric Cancer Staging in Patients Without Ascites Based on Cytology and Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Evaluation of Peritoneal Lavage for Gastric Cancer Staging in Patients Without Ascites Based on Cytology and Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Background: Imaging, cytological examination of ascites (if present), laparoscopy, and peritoneal lavage are performed before surgery for gastric cancer staging. Peritoneal lavage aims to diagnose the microscopic presence of tumor cells on the peritoneal surface. Positive cytology may have a progno...

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Main Authors: Fezzeh Elyasinia, Faramarz Karimian, Fatemeh Samiei, Ehsan Sadeghian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Basic & Clinical Cancer Research
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Peritoneal lavage
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
Cytology
Online Access:https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/361

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