Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2012.0206
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Gastric cancer recurrence: Is it influenced by laparoscopic gastrectomy |
Peter McCulloch, MD, PhD.
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Affiliation: Peter McCulloch, Nuffield Department of Surgical Science, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
E-mail :peter.mcculloch@nds.ox.ac.uk |
Since there is no abstract available we provide the first paragraph
In recent years, laparoscopic gastrectomy has been evolved particularly in Korea and Japan for improving quality of patients with resectable gastric cancer. However, there is some critique that this minimally invasive approach could be associated with intraperitoneal cancer cell dissemination and increased risk of peritoneal recurrence and worse survival.
(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2012; 11(1) 20-22)
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