A case of long-term survival after splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis from gastric cancer

A case of long-term survival after splenectomy for solitary splenic metastasis from gastric cancer

Abstract Background Very rarely does a splenic solitary metastasis arise from a gastric carcinoma because splenic metastasis is usually seen in association with widespread visceral metastasis. Splenectomy is considered to be a curative treatment; however, long-term prognosis after splenectomy has sc...

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Main Authors: Ayato Obana, Nobuo Komatsu, Kazuma Aiba, Shinya Nakanishi, Masakazu Abe, Toshiyuki Yamaguchi, Masahiro Hayashi, Hayato Obi, Masamichi Koyama, Shinichi Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Splenic metastasis
Gastric cancer
Splenectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-02024-1

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