Radical gastrectomy for cancer of the stomach

Carcinoma of the stomach remains one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the world. The only treatment to offer hope for cure or long-term palliation is surgery. Optimal surgical resection requires an adequate margin of normal tissue around the tumor,dissection of perigastric lymph nodes,...

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Published inThe Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 85; no. 5; p. 1021
Main Authors Munson, J Lawrence, O'Mahony, Ruth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2005
Subjects
Gastrectomy - methods
Humans
Neoplasm Staging
Stomach Neoplasms - classification
Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis
Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Carcinoma of the stomach remains one of the most common causes of cancer deaths in the world. The only treatment to offer hope for cure or long-term palliation is surgery. Optimal surgical resection requires an adequate margin of normal tissue around the tumor,dissection of perigastric lymph nodes, and en-bloc removal of organs involved by direct extension. Extended lymphadenectomy has not been shown to offer survival advantage in the West.
ISSN:0039-6109
DOI:10.1016/j.suc.2005.05.008