Open AccessEfficacy of the fat-dissociation method for nodal harvesting in gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Shinichi Kinami,
Tsukasa Ohnishi,
Naohiko Nakamura,
Zhiyong Jiang,
Takashi Miyata,
Hideto Fujita,
Hiroyuki Takamura,
Nobuhiko Ueda,
Takeo Kosaka
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i6.277
Subject(s) - lymph , lymph node , medicine , lymphatic system , adipose tissue , dissection (medical) , gastrectomy , saline , cancer , surgery , pathology
There is an increased need for accurate staging for gastric cancer treatment. Consequently, it is necessary to carefully examine all dissected lymph nodes for precise staging. Recently, the fat-dissociation method has been developed as a quick and accurate method for harvesting dissected lymph nodes of colorectal cancer cases.