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Abstract
Background
Abdominal aortic calcification is a pathological vascular disorder associated with various diseases and has recently been associated with the prognosis of various cancers. This study aimed to investigate the association between abdominal aortic calcification and prognosis in patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Methods
We analyzed 251 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer between January 2014 and February 2020. The volume of abdominal aortic calcification was assessed using routine preoperative computed tomography. The cutoff values were assessed using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the survival status at the 3-year follow-up, and set to 585.
Results
Higher abdominal aortic calcification volume was identified in 151 patients (60 %). Multivariate analysis showed that abdominal aortic calcification (P = 0.0120, P = 0.0430, respectively), and stage II or III disease (P = 0.0000, P=0.0000, respectively) were independent and significant predictors of the disease-free and cancer-specific survival. Additionally, patients with higher abdominal aortic calcification volume were significantly older and had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, chronic renal failure, and cardiovascular diseases.
Conclusions
Abdominal aortic calcification showed a strong preoperative prognostic indicator in patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
期刊介绍:
Surgical Oncology is a peer reviewed journal publishing review articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in surgical oncology and related fields of interest. Articles represent a spectrum of current technology in oncology research as well as those concerning clinical trials, surgical technique, methods of investigation and patient evaluation. Surgical Oncology publishes comprehensive Reviews that examine individual topics in considerable detail, in addition to editorials and commentaries which focus on selected papers. The journal also publishes special issues which explore topics of interest to surgical oncologists in great detail - outlining recent advancements and providing readers with the most up to date information.