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GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA<br />

Treatment. I. Surgery<br />

* surgical removal of complete tumor +<br />

adjacent lymph nodes = only chance for cure;<br />

- possible in < 30% of pts;<br />

* in general:<br />

- subtotal gastrectomy = treatment of choice<br />

for pts with distal GC;<br />

- total or near - total gastrectomy for more<br />

proximal tumors

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