Why should we perform a D2 lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer?

Future Oncol. 2017 Oct;13(23):2009-2012. doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0282. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

Authors

Savio George Barreto^{1

2}, Bhawna Sirohi³

Affiliations

¹ Hepatobiliary & Oesophagogastric Unit, Division of Surgery & Perioperative Medicine Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia - Australia.
² School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia - Australia.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

PMID: 28984466
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2017-0282

No abstract available

Keywords: morbidity; mortality; outcomes; survival.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Clinical Decision-Making
Gastrectomy*
Humans
Lymph Node Excision*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Neoplasm Staging / methods
Neoplasm Staging / standards
Stomach Neoplasms / mortality
Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
Treatment Outcome