Importance Surgery plays a critical role in the management of all stages of gastric cancer.
Observations For patients with early gastric cancer and low risk of lymph node metastasis …

Gastric cancer accounts for a significant proportion of worldwide cancer-related morbidity
and mortality. The well documented precancerous cascade provides an opportunity for …

Background In gastric cancer (GC) patients, metastatic progression through the lymphatic,
hematogenous, peritoneal, and ovarian routes, is the ultimate cause of death. However, the …

PURPOSE To compare postoperative complications, long-term survival, and quality of life
(QOL) after laparoscopic sentinel node navigation surgery (LSNNS) and laparoscopic …

Japanese guidelines for gastric cancer treatment were first published in 2001 for the
purpose of showing the appropriate indication for each treatment method, thereby reducing …

Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green is an emerging technology
gaining clinical relevance in the field of oncosurgery. In recent decades, it has also been …

Gastric cancer is an aggressive disease often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Despite
improvements in surgical and adjuvant treatment approaches, gastric cancer remains a …

The stomach exhibits abundant lymphatic flow, and metastasis to lymph nodes is common.
In the case of gastric cancer, there is a regularity to the spread of lymph node metastasis …

Objective: To evaluate the sites and frequencies of overall and initial lymph node (LN)
metastases (LNMs) of clinical T1N0 esophageal cancer. Background: The sites and …

Laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS) is a procedure combining
laparoscopic gastric resection with endoscopic submucosal dissection for local resection of …