Gastric cancer is a common malignancy with a poor prognosis, and surgical treatment
remains the first-line approach to treatment to provide a cure. Despite advances in surgical …

Gastric cancers, with gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC) as the most common histological type,
impose a considerable global health burden. Although the screening strategies for early …

There exist differences in the epidemiological characteristics, clinicopathological features,
tumor biological characteristics, treatment patterns, and drug selections between gastric …

This English edition was made based on the Japanese version published as a book in 2014.
Our policy in compiling this edition was to attempt not to include new evidence that emerged …

China is one of the countries with the highest incidence of gastric cancer. There are
differences in epidemiological characteristics, clinicopathological features, tumor biological …

Background The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the tumor characteristics,
surgical details, and survival distribution of surgically resected cases of gastric cancer from …

Background Gastric cancer is the most common cancer and the fourth most common cause
of cancer death in South Korea [1]. Despite the large number of gastric cancer patients …

Purpose The extent of lymph node dissection appropriate for gastric cancer is still under
debate. We have conducted a randomized trial to compare the results of a limited (D1) and …

Backgrounds Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for gastric cancer is safe and
feasible. In contrast, no prospective study evaluating the safety and efficacy of laparoscopy …

Background Esophagogastric junction (EGJ) carcinoma has attracted considerable attention
because of the marked increase in its incidence globally. However, the optimal extent of …