Will gastric adenocarcinoma recur after surgery? There is a certain probability

Gastric cancer is a very common disease that can easily take away life. Surgery is currently the only treatment method for gastric cancer that may allow patients to recover, but the specific treatment effect still depends on the condition of gastric cancer, the depth of the tumor, and the area of ​​spread. For early gastric cancer, partial gastrectomy is generally used, but for cases where lymph node metastasis has occurred, local lymph node dissection should be performed. If the tumor is serious but has not spread, gastric eradication surgery should be performed in time. The main thing is to remove the patient's primary lesion, preserve the normal tissue of the stomach, and ensure the quality of life of gastric cancer patients after surgery. When gastric cancer is diagnosed, doctors generally give advice on surgical treatment, but after gastric cancer surgery, whether the disease will recur has become a matter of great concern to family members and patients.

Cancer cells and normal cells of patients cannot be distinguished by naked eyes, so cancer cells often remain after surgery, leaving hidden dangers for postoperative recurrence. Therefore, it is regrettable to say that although surgery is currently the only possible treatment for gastric cancer that can cure patients, it is not a permanent solution. There is always a certain probability of recurrence after gastric cancer surgery.

Although the recurrence rate of gastric cancer after surgery is only about 10%, there is always a risk of recurrence. It is necessary for us to know the causes of recurrence and respond in a timely manner.

Decreased immunity: Many gastric cancer patients will have decreased immunity after surgery. This is mainly manifested in decreased immune function and decreased ability to eliminate "bad cells" in the body. In addition, surgery and anesthetics can damage the body's immunity, which can greatly reduce the immunity of gastric cancer patients.

Metastasis in advanced patients: Many advanced patients have already developed metastasis during treatment, and there is no way to perform radical resection surgery. The cancer cells have already invaded other healthy cells, so these patients will generally relapse quickly.

Incomplete surgery: Some doctors only focus on short-term treatment, purely from the perspective of trauma. Because they are afraid that the incision will be too large, they reduce the scope of resection, resulting in incomplete tumor resection. However, such patients generally recover better in the short term, but after a period of time, the condition begins to worsen, deteriorate, and relapse occurs.

What if gastric cancer recurs after surgery? According to experts, if gastric cancer recurs after surgery, patients should be given another surgery in time to try to find the best time. If there is no way to do a second surgery, chemotherapy or some other treatments such as Chinese medicine can be used to shrink the tumor and create opportunities for a second surgery.

If the patient is found to have metastatic lesions after gastric cancer recurrence, then the metastatic lesions should be treated accordingly during treatment, and consultation and treatment should be conducted with doctors from other departments when necessary. These corresponding treatments can also greatly prolong the patient's life span.

Of course, doctors remind us that surgery is only a treatment method for early-stage gastric cancer. For patients with advanced stage or metastasis, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are mainly used.