Radiation Methods in Diagnostic and Staging of Stomach Cancer

Purpose. To assess the possibilities of methods of radiation diagnosis in the recognition and staging of gastric cancer.

Material and methods. The results of inspection of 307 patients with cancer of a stomach at which endoscopic, radiological and computer tomography researches on purpose, both primary diagnosis of gastric cancer, and establishment of a staging of process have been executed have been analyzed from 2014 to 2017.

Results. At a radiological research proximal cancer of a stomach is revealed at 63 (20,5%) patients, a body – at 202 (65.8%) and distally – at 42 (13.7%) patients. In all cases we managed to diagnose precisely stomach cancer, its localization and distribution on stomach walls. MSCT allowed to determine the spread of the tumor beyond the organ. Results of comprehensive examination of patients with cancer of a stomach have allowed to stage the process. The first stage has been established at 40 (13.0%) patients, second – at the 117 (38.2%), third – at the 102 (33.2%), fourth – at 48 (15.6%). Of the 307 patients with gastric cancer, various types of interventions were subsequently performed in 254 (83%), chemotherapy, as an independent type of treatment was performed in 49 (16%), refused any treatment of 4 (1%) patients.

Conclusion. Complex radiation diagnosis is highly informative for the detection and staging of stomach cancer.

stomach cancer, X-ray method, MSCT, staging of the process, evaluation of effects

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