Background Surgery is the fundamental curative option for gastric cancer patients. Imaging
scans are routinely prescribed in an attempt to stage the disease prior to surgery. …

Background Accurate preoperative staging is important in determining the appropriate
treatment of gastric cancer. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been introduced as a …

Background Despite improved preoperative imaging techniques, patients with incurable or
unresectable gastric cancer are still subjected to non-therapeutic laparotomy. Diagnostic …

Background Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is a familial cancer syndrome
specifically associated with germline mutations to the E-cadherin (CDH1) gene. HDGC is …

Background Surgery is the only curative treatment for patients with gastric cancer. However,
the extent of lymph node dissection is still debated. Therefore, with the publication of newer …

Background Nodal status is one of the most important prognostic factors in gastric adenocarcinoma
(GC). As such, it is important to assess an appropriate number of lymph nodes (LNs) …

Background There is lack of uniformity in the utilization of peritoneal cytology in gastric cancer
management. The identification of intraperitoneal free cancer cells (IFCCs) is believed to …

Background Complete resection is the only definitive treatment available for gastric cancer.
Factors associated with positive margins and their survival effects have been the subject of …

Background The overall prognosis and survival of patients with advanced gastric cancer is
generally poor. One of the most powerful predictors of outcomes in gastric cancer surgery is …

Background The recent publication of 5-year survival data for the Italian Gastric Cancer
Study Group (IGCSG) D1 versus D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer trial adds important …