Prognostic Factors After Hepatectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma Liver Metastases: Desmoplastic Growth Pattern as the Key to Improved Overall Survival.
Maria José TemidoRui Caetano OliveiraRicardo MartinsMarco SerôdioBeatriz CostaCésar CarvalhoEva SantosLuís FerreiraPaulo TeixeiraMaria Augusta CiprianoJosé Guilherme TralhãoHenrique AlexandrinoPublished in: Cancer management and research (2020)
The selection of patients is crucial for the improvement of survival rates of GCLM. Consequently, we demonstrate for the first time that the desmoplastic GP of GCLM is associated with improved outcomes, prompting further research on tumor-host interactions.