Optimal Extent of Transhiatal Gastrectomy and Lymphadenectomy for the Stomach-Predominant Adenocarcinoma of Esophagogastric Junction: Retrospective Single-Institution Study in China

Background: The optimal extent of gastrectomy and lymphadenectomy for esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer is controversial. Our study aimed to compare the long-term survival of transhiatal proximal gastrectomy with extended periproximal lymphadenectomy (THPG with EPL) and transhiatal total gastrec...

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Main Authors: Baoyu Zhao, Zhenzhan Zhang, Debin Mo, Yiming Lu, Yanfeng Hu, Jiang Yu, Hao Liu, Guoxin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00639/full