Summary In East Asia, the role of lymph node (LN) mapping in assisting surgical
lymphadenectomy, which is integral to the management of gastric cancer, has been …

Results Both tumor size and the depth of tumoral invasion of the wall were significantly
related to metastatic involvement of perigastric lymph nodes. Similarly, tumoral involvement …

Debate continues over the recommended extent of routine lymphadenectomy for gastric
cancer. Although evidence of improved locoregional control with extended dissection …

The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinicopathological characteristics of gastric
cancer with lymph node (LN) dissection and the significance of D2 dissection by …

Abstract Background The Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma includes the left
gastric artery (# 7) lymph nodes (LNs) in the recommended extent of D1 LN dissection, but …

Background Curative resection is the treatment of choice for gastric cancer, but it is unclear
whether this operation should include an extended (D2) lymph-node dissection, as …

The lymphatic drainage from the stomach is complex and it is difficult to predict the pattern of
lymph node metastases from gastric cancer. Nevertheless, there are lymph node stations in …

Since November 1995 we have been performing a D3 lymph node dissection in patients
undergoing an operation for gastric cancer with a curative intent. The aim of the present …

Background. Many investigators have reported that extended lymph node dissection (D2
dissection) is probably an effective procedure. However, the theory that D2 dissection leads …

Background The relation between gastric cancer characteristics and lymph node (LN)
metastatic patterns is not fully clear, especially following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) …