Oncological risk of proximal gastrectomy for proximal advanced gastric cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Abstract Purpose This study assesses the metastasis rate of the key distal lymph nodes (KDLN) that are not routinely dissected in proximal gastrectomy, aiming to explore the oncological safety of proximal gastrectomy for upper gastric cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Methods We analyze...

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Main Authors: Yonghe Chen, Xiaojiang Chen, Yi Lin, Shenyan Zhang, Zhiwei Zhou, Junsheng Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-11993-5