[Spread of tumor tissue and prognosis in stomach cancer].

The report deals with an analysis of a 3-year follow-up of 38 patients of stage III stomach cancer. Tumor tissue disaggregation was investigated in the said patients using methods developed by the authors. The tumor disaggregation rate in patients dead within the first two years after surgery was higher (275 +/- 6.6) than in those dead within three years (237 +/- 10.8) or longer (235 +/- 7.2). High rate of tumor tissue disaggregation proved to be an unfavorable prognostic factor.