Total gastrectomy is preferred for which type of gastric cancers: (A) Proximal Cancer, (B) Distal Cancer, (C) Ulcerating cancer in the body, (D) Polypoidal cancer in the antrum
Answer is A. Answer- A. Proximal CancerFor proximal gastric carcinomaFor extensive tumors (eg. Linitis plastica)To obtain negative margins for distal gastric carcinoma