Presence of cancer cells in gastric lavage of gastric cancer patients as an indicator of advanced disease, predictor of tumour aggressive phenotype and independent prognostic factor for poor survival: The endoluminal metastatic pathway of gastric cancer and GL0/GL1 classification

ConclusionsIn the present study, GL1 was correlated with advanced disease, aggressive tumour behaviour and poor prognosis. Although additional studies are needed to confirm these findings, the GL0/GL1 classification can be applied to GC patients to achieve higher accuracy in staging, prognostic stratification and treatment selection.

Source: Cytopathology - October 1, 2017 Category: Pathology Authors: E. Virgilio, E. Giarnieri, M. R. Giovagnoli, M. Montagnini, A. Proietti, R. D'Urso, G. Nigri, P. Mercantini, G. Ramacciato, M. Cavallini, G. Balducci Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research