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23.08.2022 | Gastrointestinal Oncology
Is Total Omentectomy Mandatory in T3 and T4a Gastric Cancer for Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy?
Erschienen in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Ausgabe 1/2023
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Background
Despite the lack of strong evidence, total omentectomy (TO) remains the recommended procedure for gastric cancer (GC) for T3 or deeper tumors. Partial omentectomy (PO) has recently become a preferred procedure owing to its simplicity during laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG); however, the oncological role of PO needs to be elucidated.
Methods
Overall, 341 patients with T3 or T4a GC who had undergone LDG between 2009 and 2016 were divided into TO (n = 167) and PO (n = 174) groups. Propensity matching was performed with respect to covariance age, sex, T and N stage, tumor size, and degree of tumor differentiation. Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term follow-up data were analyzed for both groups.
Results
After successful propensity matching, both groups included 107 patients. In a matched cohort, no significant difference in clinicopathologic features and short-term surgical outcomes was observed between the two groups. Furthermore, no significant difference in relapse-free survival (RFS; p = 0.201) and peritoneal seeding-free survival (PSFS; p = 0.094) was observed. However, tumor recurrence as peritoneal metastasis occurred in 5 (4.7%) patients in the PO group and 13 (12.1%) patients in the TO group. In Cox proportional hazards analysis, omentectomy was not identified as a significant factor for RFS, PSFS, and overall survival; however, advanced N and T4a stage were considered significant factors for RFS and PSFS, respectively.
Conclusions
PO may be adopted during the LDG of T3 or T4a GC without definite gross serosal exposure. More large-scale evidence or prospective study is recommended.