Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer

This chapter provides a summary of a landmark study in surgical oncology. Does a D2 lymphadenectomy improve disease recurrence and survival compared to a D1 lymphadenectomy in patients with resectable primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach? Starting with that question, this chapter describes the basics of the study, including funding, year study began, year study was published, study location, who was studied, who was excluded, how many patients, study design, study intervention, follow-up, endpoints, results, criticisms and limitations. The chapter also briefly reviews other relevant studies and information, gives a summary and discusses implications, and concludes with a relevant clinical case regarding a woman with potentially resectable proximal gastric cancer.