Research progress in effects and mechanisms of anesthesia on toumr micrometastasis / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

[Abstract ] Tumor, with its high morbidity and mortality, has been gained increasingly high attention from the world .Current-ly, the main treatment for solid tumor is still surgical resection , during which surgery , anesthesia and other factors may have such side effects as releasing tumor cells into blood , lymphatic , bone marrow even organs and then resulting in the formation of micrometastatic lesion, increasing the risk of tumor recurrence and metastasis and finally affecting the postoperative survival rate .Recently, studies have shown that most anesthetic agents can influence the function of immune system and the activity of tumor cells , and then impact the tumor micrometastasis .This paper will summarize the research progresses in the impacts of anesthetic agents on tumor micrometastasis during perioperative period .