Reply to questions in response to "improved survival after adding dissection of the superior mesenteric vein lymph node (14v) to standard D2 gastrectomy for advanced distal gastric cancer"
1 Gastric Cancer Branch, Research Institute & Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-ro 323, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 410-769, Republic of Korea.
2 Biometric Research Branch, Research Institute for National Cancer Control & Evaluation, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-ro 323, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 410-769, Republic of Korea.
3 Gastric Cancer Branch, Research Institute & Hospital, National Cancer Center, Ilsan-ro 323, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, 410-769, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: gskim@ncc.re.kr.