Dealing with the gray zones in the management of gastric cancer: The consensus statement of the İstanbul Group.

Aytaç, Erman; Aslan, F; Çicek, B; Erdamar, Ayşe; Gürses, B; Güven, Koray; Falay, O; Karahasanoğlu, Tayfun; Selçukbiricik, F; Selek, U; Atalar, Banu; Balık, E; Tözün, Ayşe; Rozanes, İ; Arıcan, A; Hamzaoğlu, İsmail; Baca, Bilgi; Molinas, Mandel; Saruç, Murat; Göksel, S; Demir, G; Ağaoğlu, Fulya; Yakıcıer, MUSTAFA; Özbek, Uğur; Özben, Volkan; Özyar, Enis; Güner, Ahmet; Er, Ozlem; Kaban, K; Bölükbaşı, ÖZLEM; Buğra, D; Group, Zeynep

doi:10.5152/tjg.2018.18737

Dealing with the gray zones in the management of gastric cancer: The consensus statement of the İstanbul Group.

Aytaç E. , Aslan F., Çicek B., Erdamar S. , Gürses B., Güven K. , ...More

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, vol.30, pp.584-598, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2018.18737
Title of Journal : The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
Page Numbers: pp.584-598

Abstract

The geographical location and differences in tumor biology significantly change the management of gastric cancer. The prevalence of gastric cancer ranks fifth and sixth among men and women, respectively, in Turkey. The international guidelines from the Eastern and Western countries fail to manage a considerable amount of inconclusive issues in the management of gastric cancer. The uncertainties lead to significant heterogeneities in clinical practice, lack of homogeneous data collection, and subsequently, diverse outcomes.