Abstract:34histologically proven gastric cancer cases. All patients who were found to have definitive organ metastasis on preoperative imaging were excluded from the study.
Study techniqueAll 50 patients underwent exploratory laparotomy via long midline incision. On opening the abdomen, 500 ml sterile normal saline was instilled into the peritoneal cavity which was manually dispersed by shaking the abdomen. The primary tumour was not touched.A washing sample (100 ml) was aspirated from the peritoneal cavity. The specim… Show more
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