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01-05-2011 | 2011 SSAT Annual Meeting

An Evidence-Based Review of the Surgical Treatment of Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Authors: Ugwuji N. Maduekwe, Sam S. Yoon

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 5/2011

Abstract

The management of gastric adenocarcinoma continues to evolve. Chemotherapy is being increasingly used in both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting. Surgical resection of the stomach and regional lymph nodes remains the mainstay of potentially curative therapy, but significant regional differences persist in the surgical management. This review provides an update on the current literature regarding the preoperative evaluation and staging, extent of gastric resection, extent of lymph node resection, and adjuvant therapy for patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.

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Title: An Evidence-Based Review of the Surgical Treatment of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Ugwuji N. Maduekwe
Sam S. Yoon
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1477-y

At a glance: The STEP trials

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An Evidence-Based Review of the Surgical Treatment of Gastric Adenocarcinoma

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At a glance: The STEP trials

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