Outcome analysis of laporoscopic D1 and D2 dissection in patients 70 years and older with gastric cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Although extensive dissection had an increased morbidity, there was no significant statistical difference between the two procedures. Early complications should not be attributed only to the extent of LND. The important prognostic factors related to long-time survival are the stage of the tumor, perineural and perivascular invasion, and metastatic lymph nodes. PMID: 25419390 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Int J Clin Exp Med Source Type: research