Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3558
Country	Japan

Received	2013-05-06 17:52
Peer-Review Started	2013-05-07 10:05
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Return for Revision	2013-06-19 19:59
Revised	2013-07-19 18:02
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-09-26 18:39

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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Liver metastasis is the only independent prognostic factor in AFP-producing gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Shoji Hirajima, Shuhei Komatsu, Daisuke Ichikawa, Takeshi Kubota, Kazuma Okamoto, Atsushi Shiozaki, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Hirotaka Konishi, Hisashi Ikoma and Eigo Otsuji
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Corresponding Author	Shuhei Komatsu, MD, Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. skomatsu@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Key Words	α-fetoprotein; Gastric cancer; Liver metastasis; Poor prognosis; Immunostaining
Core Tip	In the present study, we re-evaluated the clinicopathological characteristics and clinical outcomes of consecutive patients with 飦?fetoprotein (AFP)-producing gastric cancer (GC). The results obtained clearly demonstrated that clinical behaviors were different between patients with and without AFP-producing GC. However, the prognosis according to the presence or absence of liver metastasis was similar between patients with and without AFP-producing GC. Our results show that liver metastasis should be specifically targeted in an effort to improve the prognosis of AFP-producing GC.
Publish Date	2013-09-26 18:39
Citation	Hirajima S, Komatsu S, Ichikawa D, Kubota T, Okamoto K, Shiozaki A, Fujiwara H, Konishi H, Ikoma H, Otsuji E. Liver metastasis is the only independent prognostic factor in AFP-producing gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(36): 6055-6061
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i36/6055.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i36.6055

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