Progression of remnant gastric cancer is associated with duration of follow-up following distal gastrectomy

Figure 1 Location of 32 remnant gastric cancer tumors following distal gastrectomy according to the method of reconstruction. After Billroth-I reconstruction, remnant gastric cancer (RGC) occurred more frequently near the suture line and remnant gastric wall; whereas, RGC after Billroth-II reconstruction occurred more frequently at the anastomotic site.

Figure 2 Association of endoscopic follow-up intervals and the stage of progression. The follow-up interval was significantly associated with the stage of progression in remnant gastric cancer (P < 0.05). ¹Patients treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), who were not included in this study, are presented for the purpose of comparison.