Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea and the world. Since 2004, this
is the 4th gastric cancer guideline published in Korea which is the revised version of …

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 …

Oesophageal cancer is a clinically challenging disease that requires a multidisciplinary
approach. Extensive treatment might be associated with a considerable decline in health …

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly increasing in incidence in Western cultures.
Barrett's esophagus is the presumed precursor lesion for this cancer. Several other risk …

Purpose Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is established in the management of most resectable
esophageal and esophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas. However, assessing the …

Importance The prognostic role of the extent of lymphadenectomy during surgery for
esophageal cancer is uncertain and requires clarification. Objective To clarify whether the …

Background: It is unclear how the extent of surgical lymph node clearance influences
prognosis after surgery for esophageal cancer. Methods: This nationwide, population-based …

Purpose Patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC) who are treated with definitive
chemoradiotherapy (bimodality therapy [BMT]) experience frequent relapses. In a large …

Background Textbook outcome has been proposed as a tool for the assessment of
oncological surgical care. However, an international assessment in patients undergoing …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of lymph node yield and the
location of nodes on prognosis in patients with distal esophageal or gastroesophageal …