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Stomach Cancer Following Gastric Surgery for Benign Disease
Steve H. Dougherty, MD;
Craig A. Foster, MD, DDS;
M. Michael Eisenberg, MD
Arch Surg. 1982;117(3):294-297.
Abstract
• The records of 1,079 patients with gastric carcinoma were reviewed. Of these, only 21 (about 2%) had had previous gastric surgery for benign disease, usually peptic ulcer. The average interval between the original gastric surgery and the discovery of stomach cancer was 26.9 years. The symptoms of cancer presentation were not distinguishable from other forms of the postgastrectomy syndrome. Gastric cancer tended to develop in these patients during the sixth decade of life, irrespective of when they had had their original gastric surgery, strongly suggesting an age-related factor. Although it would appear that previous gastric surgery for benign disease is not a major risk factor for the subsequent development of gastric cancer, such a relationship may exist. Patients who have undergone gastrectomy should be followed up carefully for the recurrence of symptoms.
(Arch Surg 1982;117:294-297)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Health Sciences Center, Minneapolis. Dr Eisenberg is now with the SUNY Downstate Medical Center and the Long Island Hospital, Brooklyn.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 16, 1981.
Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Long Island College Hospital, 340 Henry St, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201 (Dr Eisenberg).
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