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. 1990 Sep;72(5):329–334.

Thoracoabdominal total gastrectomy in the management of adenocarcinoma of the cardia. Is it worth it?

N V Wilson 1, A Geall 1, R Kittermaster 1, P G Bentley 1
PMCID: PMC2499184  PMID: 2221771

Abstract

A series of 47 consecutive patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia presenting between 1982 and 1987 have been reviewed. Of these, 38 patients were eligible for surgery (operability rate of 80.85%) but only 25 patients underwent potentially curative resection (resection rate of 65.7%). The disease was extensive at the time of operation, with only two patients (8%) having node negative tumours. The mean hospital stay for patients undergoing resection was 21 days. There were 15 major complications in 10 patients undergoing resection, but a zero 30-day mortality rate. The prognosis of those patients undergoing radical resection remains dismal. No patient survived longer than 30 months, 80% were dead within 1 year. Tumour recurrence and metastases were documented in 13 patients (52%). In the unresectable group there were two deaths from intubation (9%). The mean hospital stay for this group of patients was 12 days. The mean duration of survival in the group was 5.4 months, 70% of patients dying within 6 months and 95% dead within 1 year. The value of radical surgery in patients with adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia is questioned.

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