Some problems in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer.
- Author:
Xiao-Na WANG
1
;
Han LIANG
Author Information
1. Department of Gastrointestinal Oncological Surgery ,Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, PR,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Gastrectomy;
methods;
Gastroscopy;
Humans;
Lymph Node Excision;
methods;
Lymphatic Metastasis;
Neoplasm Staging;
Stomach Neoplasms;
pathology;
surgery;
Survival Rate
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer
2010;29(4):369-373
- CountryChina
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Surgery is the most important therapy for gastric cancer. Individual treatment strategies for patients suffering from gastric cancer according to the different tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage would improve the survival rate in a maximum degree, and improve the patient quality-of-life. This article reviewed some problems in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer.
