Mario Gerardo Santamarina MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Ignacio Beddings MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Stefano Edoardo Rinaldi, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hector Opazo Sanchez MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Mariano Volpacchio MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Christine O. Menias MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1- To review the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma on MDCT 2- To discuss a detailed knowledge of the different spread patterns of gastric carcinoma 3- To illustrate and demostrate gastric cancer spreads patterns on MDCT

-Epidemiology. -Gastric carcinoma diagnosis: Pathologic and MDCT features -Gastric carcinoma spread patterns: Pathologic and MDCT features -Summary: Gastric carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide, despite a general decrease in its incidence. State-of-the-art MDCT not only allows to demonstrate the primary lesion but display characteristic findings reflecting its spread patterns: 1- Direct extension, 2- Lymphatics spread: intramural spread and regional lymph nodes, 3- Metastasis to the peritoneum, and 4-Hematogenous spread. The assessment of direct transmural and extraserosal spread of disease, nodal involvement and distant metastasis, has improved markedly with the advent of MDCT with its superb spatial and temporal resolution and its ability for multiplanar image reconstruction coupled with optimal contrast wall enhancement.

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Santamarina, M, Beddings, I, Rinaldi, S, Opazo Sanchez, H, Volpacchio, M, Menias, C, Spread Patterns on MDCT in Gastric Carcinoma: Everything a Radiologist Needs to Know.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14016295.html