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WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 37, Pages 10502-10509Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i37.10502
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Gastric cancer; Ultrasonography; Distant metastases; Metastatic disease; Imaging; Computed tomography; Positron emission tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Scintigraphy
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A substantial portion of patients with newly diagnosed gastric cancer has distant metastases (M1 disease). These patients have a very poor prognosis and it is generally accepted that they should be treated with noncurative intent. Because it dramatically changes prognosis and treatment plans, it is very important to diagnose distant metastases. In this article, the definition, pathways, incidence and sites of distant metastases in gastric cancer are described. Subsequently, the current performance of imaging in detecting distant metastases in newly diagnosed gastric cancer is outlined and future prospects are discussed.
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