Background/Aim: Detecting free tumor cells in the peritoneal lavage fluid of gastric cancer patients permits to assess a more accurate prognosis, predict peritoneal recurrence and select cases for a more aggressive treatment. Currently, cytology and molecular biology comprise the two most popular methods of detection that are under constant study by researchers. Materials and Methods: We burrowed into the available literature comparing cytological with molecular detection of free intraperitoneal gastric cancer cells. PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Google Scholar were the search engines investigated. Results: As of 2017, 51 dedicated studies have been published. Messenger RNA of carcinoembryonic antigen was the genetic target most frequently described. The genetic technique is usually superior to cytology in sensitivity (38-100% vs. 12.3-67% respectively), whereas cytological examination tends to show a slight preeminence in specificity (approximately 100%). Conclusion: So far, given the imperfection of each method, employment of both cytology and molecular examination seem to be mandatory.

Gastric cancer cells in peritoneal lavage fluid: a systematic review comparing cytological with molecular detection for diagnosis of peritoneal metastases and prediction of peritoneal recurrences / Virgilio, Edoardo; Giarnieri, Enrico; Giovagnoli, Maria Rosaria; Montagnini, Monica; Proietti, Antonella; D'Urso, Rosaria; Mercantini, Paolo; Valabrega, Stefano; Balducci, Genoveffa; Cavallini, Marco. - In: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0250-7005. - 38:3(2018), pp. 1255-1262. [10.21873/anticanres.12347]

Gastric cancer cells in peritoneal lavage fluid: a systematic review comparing cytological with molecular detection for diagnosis of peritoneal metastases and prediction of peritoneal recurrences

Virgilio, Edoardo;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Background/Aim: Detecting free tumor cells in the peritoneal lavage fluid of gastric cancer patients permits to assess a more accurate prognosis, predict peritoneal recurrence and select cases for a more aggressive treatment. Currently, cytology and molecular biology comprise the two most popular methods of detection that are under constant study by researchers. Materials and Methods: We burrowed into the available literature comparing cytological with molecular detection of free intraperitoneal gastric cancer cells. PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Google Scholar were the search engines investigated. Results: As of 2017, 51 dedicated studies have been published. Messenger RNA of carcinoembryonic antigen was the genetic target most frequently described. The genetic technique is usually superior to cytology in sensitivity (38-100% vs. 12.3-67% respectively), whereas cytological examination tends to show a slight preeminence in specificity (approximately 100%). Conclusion: So far, given the imperfection of each method, employment of both cytology and molecular examination seem to be mandatory.
2018
Gastric cancer cells in peritoneal lavage fluid: a systematic review comparing cytological with molecular detection for diagnosis of peritoneal metastases and prediction of peritoneal recurrences / Virgilio, Edoardo; Giarnieri, Enrico; Giovagnoli, Maria Rosaria; Montagnini, Monica; Proietti, Antonella; D'Urso, Rosaria; Mercantini, Paolo; Valabrega, Stefano; Balducci, Genoveffa; Cavallini, Marco. - In: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0250-7005. - 38:3(2018), pp. 1255-1262. [10.21873/anticanres.12347]
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