Gastric Cancer
- Abbreviations
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CBC |
Complete blood count |
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CRT |
Combined chemo radiotherapy |
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Computed Tomography |
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D2 resection |
A standard D2 resection for gastric cancer involves removing not just part or the whole stomach, but also the N1 (groups 1–6) and N2 (groups 7–11) lymph nodes, the greater and lesser omenta and if necessary, the spleen and tail of the pancreas for tumours of the proximal stomach in order to remove groups 10 and 11 lymph nodes (Figs 1 and 2). |
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ECOG |
Eastern Coperative Oncolgy Group |
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EHC |
Egyptian Health Council |
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EUS |
Endoscopic Ultrasound |
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FLOT |
Fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin and docetaxel |
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GC |
Gastric cancer |
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IHC |
Immuno-Histochemistry |
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KFTs |
Kidney function tests |
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LAGC |
Locally advanced gastric cancer |
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LFTs |
Liver function tests |
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MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
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MDT |
Multidisciplinary team |
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N |
Node |
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T |
Tumor |
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PET/CT |
Positron emission tomography/Computed Tomography |
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PS |
Performance Status |
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RT |
Radiotherapy |
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ULN |
Upper limit of normal |