Extended Lymph-Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer
- 25 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 340 (12) , 908-914
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199903253401202
Abstract
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 recommended by the Japanese medical community, or a limited (D1) dissection. We conducted a randomized trial in 80 Dutch hospitals in which we compared D1 with D2 lymph-node dissection for gastric cancer in terms of morbidity, postoperative mortality, long-term survival, and cumulative risk of relapse after surgery.Keywords
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