D2 Lymphadenectomy Alone or with Para-aortic Nodal Dissection for Gastric Cancer

Sasako, Mitsuru; Sano, Takeshi; Yamamoto, Seiichiro; Kurokawa, Yukinori; Nashimoto, Atsushi; Kurita, Akira; Hiratsuka, Masahiro; Tsujinaka, Toshimasa; Kinoshitá, Taira; Arai, Kuniyoshi; Yamamura, Yoshitaka; Okajima, Kunio

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0707035

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D2 Lymphadenectomy Alone or with Para-aortic Nodal Dissection for Gastric Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 30, 2008

Authors:

Mitsuru Sasako

Takeshi Sano

Seiichiro Yamamoto

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy is the standard treatment for curable gastric cancer in eastern Asia. Whether the addition of para-aortic nodal dissection (PAND) to D2 lymphadenectomy for stage T2, T3, or T4 tumors improves survival is controversial. We conducted a randomized, contro...

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Medicine

Lymphadenectomy

Dissection (medical)

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