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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: how to look for and how to manage it
Karol Polom1, Daniele Marrelli2, Alessia D'Ignazio2
1Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy. polom.karol@gmail.com.
Abstract:
With a current molecular revolution, hereditary gastric cancer represents a small group of patients that require a special multidisciplinary treatment. Surgeons being a member of the multidisciplinary teams are an important part of the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of these patients. The prophylactic nature of the gastrectomy with all different problems associated with this procedure need to be widely discussed with patients. We present a review of how to look for and how to manage a hereditary diffuse-type gastric cancer.
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