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Impact of Splenectomy for Lymph Node Dissection on Long-Term Surgical Outcome in Gastric Cancer

Authors
 Kang Young Lee  ;  Sung Hoon Noh  ;  Woo Jin Hyung  ;  Jun Ho Lee  ;  Ki Hyeok Lah  ;  Seung Ho Choi  ;  Jin Sik Min 
Citation
 ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, Vol.8(5) : 402-406, 2001 
Journal Title
ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN
 1068-9265 
Issue Date
2001
MeSH
Adenocarcinoma/pathology ; Adenocarcinoma/surgery* ; Female ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision* ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Risk Factors ; Splenectomy* ; Stomach Neoplasms/pathology ; Stomach Neoplasms/surgery* ; Survival Rate ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome
Keywords
splenectomy ; lymph node dissection ; long-term outcome ; gastric cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
In the treatment of gastric cancer, splenectomy is performed for effective lymph node dissection around the splenic artery and splenic hilum. The purpose of this study was to clarify the long-term outcome of splenectomy in the treatment of gastric cancer.
METHODS:
The effect of splenectomy on recurrence and prognosis was examined in a retrospective analysis of 665 patients who had undergone curative total gastrectomy for gastric carcinoma from 1987 to 1996. The risk factors associated with recurrence and prognosis were investigated by univariate and multivariate analysis.
RESULTS:
The splenectomy group showed more advanced lesions and a higher recurrence rate than the spleen-preserved group. However, after adjusting for the TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) stage, there was no significant difference in recurrence rate and pattern between the two groups. Logistic regression analysis revealed that gross type, serosal invasion, and nodal metastasis were independent risk factors for recurrence while splenectomy was not. When comparing patients with the same TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) stages, no significant difference in the 5-year survival rates was apparent. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that age, serosal invasion, and nodal metastasis were independent prognostic factors whereas splenectomy was not.
CONCLUSIONS:
These data suggest that splenectomy for lymph node dissection in gastric cancer is not effective regarding long-term patient prognosis.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10434-001-0402-0
DOI
10.1007/s10434-001-0402-0
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Surgery (외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Lee, Kang Young(이강영)
Hyung, Woo Jin(형우진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8593-9214
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/142093
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