Cancer

Overview

Mayo Clinic gastric surgeons are successfully performing minimally invasive and complex multivisceral surgeries for patients who traditionally have not been candidates for surgery. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric tumors benefit from an aggressive treatment approach. At Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, surgical oncologists Michael L. Kendrick, M.D., Cornelius A. Thiels, D.O., M.B.A., and Travis E. Grotz, M.D., explain that accurate staging of gastric tumors is crucial to providing the right treatment. Because gastric cancer can be challenging to identify on CT and PET scans, upper endoscopy or staging laparoscopy is often necessary to achieve accurate staging.

Mayo Clinic's team of gastric specialists collaborates with patients and their providers to optimize quality of life and achieve the best possible health outcomes.