Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2020; 12(12): 555-563
Published online Dec 27, 2020. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i12.555
Individualized treatment for gastric cancer with rib metastasis: A case report
Yu Zhang, Zhen-Xing Zhang, Zeng-Xin Lu, Fang Liu, Geng-Yuan Hu, Feng Tao, Min-Feng Ye
Yu Zhang, Zhen-Xing Zhang, Geng-Yuan Hu, Feng Tao, Min-Feng Ye, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Zeng-Xin Lu, Department of Radiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Fang Liu, Department of Pathology, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang Y, Zhang ZX, Hu GY, Tao F, and Ye MF performed the treatment; Liu F provided the pathological diagnosis; Lu ZX provided the radiological diagnosis and Zhang Y wrote the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Min-Feng Ye, MD, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital; Shaoxing Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 568 Zhongxing North Road, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China. minfeng_ye@yeah.net
Received: September 21, 2020
Peer-review started: September 21, 2020
First decision: October 27, 2020
Revised: November 3, 2020
Accepted: November 10, 2020
Article in press: November 10, 2020
Published online: December 27, 2020
Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastric cancer (GC) with bone metastasis is uncommon, and rib metastasis is even rarer. The prognosis of patients suffering from GC with rib metastasis is extremely poor. We treated a patient with rib oligometastasis of GC individually and surgically, which led to a long-term tumor-free survival. This case revealed a new idea for the treatment of GC with rib metastasis or other bone metastases.