Clinical management of gastric cancer: results of a multicentre survey

BMC Cancer

Table 2 Comparison of surgery practice

Surgery practice	Recommendation of the Guidelines	Oncological surgeons		Medical oncologists		Radiation oncologists		p
		N	%	N	%	N	%
proximal cancer cT2N0M0	Subtotal gastrectomy							0.329
Total gastrectomy		34	33.66	69	42.86	37	38.54
Subtotal gastrectomy		67	66.33	92	57.14	59	61.46
antrum cancer cT2N0M0	Controversial: total or subtotal gastrectomy							< 0.001
Total gastrectomy		4	3.96	36	22.36	33	34.38
Subtotal gastrectomy		97	96.04	125	79.64	63	65.63
Adequate margin	5 cm							< 0.001
2 cm		0	0	4	2.48	3	3.13
3 cm		8	7.92	19	11.80	8	8.33
4 cm		14	13.86	41	25.47	23	23.96
5 cm		77	76.24	58	36.02	33	34.38
6 cm		2	1.98	17	10.56	14	14.58
unclear		0	0	22	13.66	15	15.63
Extent of lymph nodes dissection	D2							0.748
D1		0	0	14	8.70	8	8.33
D2		89	88.12	94	58.39	61	63.54
Greater than D2		12	11.88	37	22.98	15	15.63
unclear		0	0	16	9.94	12	12.50
at least how many regional lymph nodes should be removed	15							0.041
12		0	0	11	6.83	0	0
15		73	72.28	68	42.24	44	45.83
20		19	18.81	46	28.57	39	40.63
30		9	8.91	13	8.07	0	0
unclear		0	0	23	14.29	13	13.54

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