Computed tomography in the preoperative evaluation of gastric carcinoma
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Computed tomography in the preoperative evaluation of gastric carcinoma
Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen was done in 49 patients with gastric carcinoma. These cases were retrospectively staged and evaluated as to operability. Various staging parameters were also evaluated separately. The results were correlated to findings on surgery, liver scan, and cytology. Overall accuracy of CT staging and operability assessment was 72 and 82%, respectively. Among the various CT parameters, perigastric fat invasion had a positive predictive value of 91%. The demonstration of local node involvement and invasion of adjacent organs was unreliable. Since surgery is currently the only treatment for gastric carcinoma, CT staging has limited clinical value. The principal role of CT is in the assessment of operability in patients with carcinoma of the stomach.
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