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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2006; 12(3): 372-379
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.372
Published online Jan 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.372
Current role of surgical therapy in gastric cancer
Ryan Swan, Thomas J Miner, Department of Surgery, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, United States
Correspondence to: Thomas J Miner MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, APC 439, Providence, RI 02903, United States. tminer@usasurg.org
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Received: June 22, 2005
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 29, 2005
Published online: January 21, 2006
Revised: June 28, 2005
Accepted: July 29, 2005
Published online: January 21, 2006
Abstract
Surgery is currently the only potentially curative treatment for gastric cancer. Since the inception of the gastrectomy for cancer of the stomach, there has been debate over the bounds of surgical therapy, balancing potential long-term survival with perioperative morbidity and mortality. This review delineates the current role of surgery in preoperative staging, curative resection, and palliative treatment for gastric cancer.