[Radical surgical treatment of early cancer of the stomach].

Results of radical surgical treatment of 86 patients with early cancer of the stomach are analyzed. Among revealed macroscopic types of early cancer of the stomach (B0), type I (elevated) was seen in 26 (31%) patients, type IIa (superficial raised) - in 8 (9%), type IIb (superficial plane) - in 7 (8%), type IIc (superficial excavated) - in 20 (23%), type III (ulcerated) - in 25 (29%) patients. Adenocarcinoma was the prevalent tumor - 84 (98%) patients, in 1 (1%) case undifferentiated cancer was revealed and in 1 (1%) - carcinoid tumor. Tumor invasion was limited by mucosa in 49 (57%) patients, in submucosa - in 37 (43%). Metastases to lymph nodes were diagnosed in 4 (5%) patients. Subtotal proximal resection performed in 6 patients, subtotal distal resection - in 60, gastrectomy - in 20 patients. Lymphadenectomy corresponded to D1 in 30 cases, to D2 - in 51, to D3 - in 5 cases. Complications after surgery were seen in 21 (24%) patients. Cancer in the gastric stump was diagnosed in 3 (4%) patients 2, 4 and 6 years after primary subtotal distal resection of the stomach with D1 lymphadenectomy. All these patients underwent extirpation of gastric stump. Radical surgery for early cancer of the stomach must include extended lymphadenectomy D2 or more.