A Report on "Debates on the Strategy for Treating Gastric Cancer" at the Congress of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association.
10.5230/jgc.2010.10.3.141
- Author:
Sunggeun KIM
1
;
Chohyun PARK
;
Kyungmi KIM
;
Jaegue KIM
;
Hyungho KIM
;
Wongsang PARK
;
Jongjae PARK
;
Munsu LEE
;
Hyunchul JUNG
;
Hunyong JUNG
;
Sangwook HAN
;
Woojin HYUNG
;
Sungyeop RYU
;
Wook KIM
;
Junghwan YOOK
;
Heicheul JEUNG
;
Inho JUNG
;
Dojoong PARK
;
Sanghun OH
;
Keunwon RYU
;
Hyungmin CHIN
;
Sangho LEE
;
Minchan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. chpark@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
Debate;
Nationwide survey
- MeSH:
Clinical Protocols;
Electronics;
Electrons;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Liver;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Politics;
Pylorus;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Journal of Gastric Cancer
2010;10(3):141-148
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We have always attempted to create a standard treatment protocol for patients with gastric cancer. However, many debates still exist regarding gastric cancer treatment. For the past 2 years, at the Annual Congress of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association, we have presented a grand symposium on the "Debates on the strategy for treating gastric cancer". In 2008, four major topics were discussed and voted on after discussion. The four major topics were proximal location treatment for early gastric cancer, management choices for pyloric obstruction with advanced gastric cancer, management of liver metastasis, and reconstruction methods after a distal gastrectomy. The opinions of the audience for six minor topics were expressed by an electronic voting system. In 2009, the four main topics were treatment for submucosal tumor sized around 2 cm, laparoscopic gastrectomy in T2N1 gastric cancer, choices for managing gastric lymphoma, and application of a pylorus preserving procedure for early gastric cancer at the antrum. The opinions of the audience for these six minor topics were expressed by an electronic voting system, as was conducted in 2008. It was good opportunity to identify a point of contact about the debates on managing gastric cancer. The results of these debates and studies will identify the best methods to treat patients with gastric cancer.
