Evolution in the surgical management of gastric cancer: is extended lymph node dissection back in vogue in the USA?

Tianxiang ChenDongsheng YanZhiqiang ZhengJiayi YangXiang Da Eric Dong

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2017)

As gastric resection techniques are being better defined in western countries and surgical morbidities lowered on its execution, D2 lymphadenectomy is becoming more accepted as the new standard in the management of gastric cancer.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
robot assisted
early stage
rectal cancer
south africa
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
minimally invasive