Presence of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow is indicative of systemic disease even in early-stage gastric cancer. The extent of tumor-cell presence in bone marrow correlates with prognosis in curatively resected patients. Therefore, a positive bone marrow finding may be a selection criteria for adjuvant treatment because of minimal residual tumor load.
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