Possible candidates for splenic hilar nodal dissection among patients with upper advanced gastric cancer without invasion of the greater curvature.

Masashi NishinoTakaki YoshikawaMasahiro YuraRyota SakonKenichi IshizuTakeyuki WadaTsutomu HayashiYukinori Yamagata

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2023)

Even for upper advanced gastric cancer without invasion of the greater curvature, dissection of #10 could be justified for tumors located on the posterior wall with undifferentiated type histology.

Keyphrases

neoadjuvant chemotherapy
cell migration
lymph node
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
rectal cancer