Neuroendocrine cancer in lymph nodes.

Chirurgia Bucur ; 4 :Jul-Aug.

Due to the fact that the consequences in terms of postoperative morbidity can delay the onset of postoperative chemotherapy or even can make the patient unfitted for adjuvant treatment, a thorough clinical evaluation of patient prior to surgery is mandatory.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study, which included all the patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in which radical surgery was performed during a 5-year period in a single center.

All the patients, tumour and surgery characteristics were used for a risk analysis for neuroendocrine cancer neuroendocrine cancer in lymph nodes lymph nodes occurrence of overall, medical and surgical complications. Results: There were patients in whom radical surgery was performed, There were 25 On multivariate analysis albumin levels OR 1. Conclusions: Postoperative morbidity after gastrectomy remains one of the most important factors that can impair the effectuation of a multimodal treatment protocol.

Comorbidity factors, nutritional neuroendocrine cancer in lymph nodes and surgical technique are the key factors that can influence the amount and the consequence of a surgical complication.