since the rate of macroscopic diagnosis during operation was so poor , regardless of the histologic modes of nodal involvement , and also in cases of metastatic lymph nodes less than 15 mm in widest diameter , for curative operation of patients with early gastric cancer , perigastric and extraperigastric lymph nodes along the main arteries near the stomach should be completely dissected , in addition to resection of the stomach .
C0349530
early gastric cancer
C0038351
stomach