Are viable Cancer Cells in the Remnant Stomach a Potential Source of Peritoneal Metastasis after Curative Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer?
Viable, proliferative, and clustered cancer cells, including CSCs, were found in remnant gastric lumens immediately before GI reconstruction, indicating a possible cellular source of PM after curative gastrectomy for GC. Dissemination of gastric contents into the peritoneal cavity should be avoided during GI reconstruction.
The application of metformin to target autophagy in endometrial cancer cells provides a new potential treatment for progesterone-resistant endometrial carcinoma.