Proximal gastrectomy with exclusion of no. 3b lesser curvature lymph node dissection could be indicated for patients with advanced upper-third gastric cancer.
Shusuke HarutaHisashi ShinoharaHisahiro HosogiYu OhkuraNao KobayashiAya MizunoRyosuke OkamuraMasaki UenoYoshiharu SakaiHarushi UdagawaPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2016)
Proximal gastrectomy with exclusion of no. 3b lymphadenectomy could be indicated for at least T2 tumors measuring less than 40 mm localized in the upper third of the stomach.