TY - CHAP
T1 - Radiological evaluation
AU - Lim, Joon Seok
AU - Takahashi, Tsunehiro
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - Complete resection of a gastric tumor and adjacent lymph nodes is considered the only proven, effective curative treatment [1, 2]. However, the treatment of gastric cancer has become increasingly sophisticated, with therapies tailored to individual cases 3. Therefore, accurate preoperative staging, particularly with regard to the depth of mural invasion, adjacent organ invasion, nodal involvement, and distant metastases, is vital to determining the most suitable therapy and to avoiding inappropriate attempts at curative surgery.
AB - Complete resection of a gastric tumor and adjacent lymph nodes is considered the only proven, effective curative treatment [1, 2]. However, the treatment of gastric cancer has become increasingly sophisticated, with therapies tailored to individual cases 3. Therefore, accurate preoperative staging, particularly with regard to the depth of mural invasion, adjacent organ invasion, nodal involvement, and distant metastases, is vital to determining the most suitable therapy and to avoiding inappropriate attempts at curative surgery.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-4-431-54003-8_4
DO - 10.1007/978-4-431-54003-8_4
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84954589103
SN - 9784431540038
SN - 9784431540021
SP - 15
EP - 18
BT - Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer: Standard Techniques and Clinical Evidences
PB - Springer Japan
ER -