The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 10-15 , January 2007

Standard D2 versus extended D2 (D2+) lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: an interim safety analysis of a multicenter, randomized, clinical trial

Presented in abstract form at the 6th International Gastric Cancer Congress, May 4–7, 2005, Yokohama, Japan

Received 1 November 2005 ,Revised 27 April 2006

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 Supported by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research (grants 3P05C 067 23p01 and 4P05C 060 16p01).

PII: S0002-9610(06)00667-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.018

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