Rad Onc Gastric Cancer

Review rad onc gastric cancer.

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Gastric - incidence (U.S.) and annual deaths
22,000 and 12,000
Gastric - age, sex, and race
Peaks in 60s, rare before age 40. More common in men (2:1) and in afr. am., native amer, and hispanics. Very common in Asia.
Gastric - risk factors
Envir factors, higher in lower socioeconomic status, increased risk if smoked, salted, poorly preserved foods, lower risk with high fruits/veg, h. Pylori
Gastric - genetics
E-cadherin gene (CDH-1) mutation - hereditary diffuse gastric adenocarc - 70% lifetime risk; loss of p53; mismatch repair gene mutations (HNPCC, etc); BRCA2; activation of proto-onc c-met and K-sam
Gastric - Borrmann's classification: I
Papillary, mainly exophytic
Gastric - Borrmann's classification: II
Ulcerative
Gastric - Borrmann's classification: III
Ulcerative and infiltrating (without distinct borders)
Gastric - Borrmann's classification: IV
Infiltrative diffusely (linitus plastica)
Gastric - histologies
90-95% adenocarc., also can have lymphoma (MALToma), GIST (surgery +/- Gleevac), leiomyosarcoma, carcinoid, SCC
Branches of abdominal aorta (superior to inferior)
Celiac, SMA, (renals, testicular/ovarian, lumber), IMA
Branches of celiac artery
Left gastric artery, splenic, hepatic
Gastric - 2002 AJCC T1
Invasion of lamina propria or submucosa
Gastric - 2002 AJCC T2
Invasion of beyond submucosa, can be through muscularis propria or sub-serosa
Gastric - 2002 AJCC T3
Invasion of serosa (visceral peritoneum) without involvement of adjacent structures
Gastric - 2002 AJCC T4
Invasion of adjacent structures