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; Kinoshita, Taira; Arai, Kuniyoshi; Yamamura, Yoshitaka; Okajima, Kunio; Clinical Oncology Group, Japan

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0707035

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D2 lymphadenectomy alone or with para-aortic nodal dissection for gastric cancer.

Published in The New England journal of medicine • Jul 31, 2008

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Authors:

Mitsuru Sasako

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Takeshi Sano

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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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