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From: nPTD classification: an updated classification of gastric cancer location for function preserving gastrectomy based on physiological lymphatic flow

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The PTD classification and the lymphatic compartment for gastric cancer. a PTD classification. The proximal region is named zone P, the distal region is named zone D, and the transitional region is named zone T. b The gastric lymphatic compartments of the stomach. Lymphatic basins were found within these five compartments. l-GA, left gastric artery basin; r-GA, right gastric artery basin; r-GEA, right gastroepiploic artery basin; l-GEA, left gastroepiploic artery basin; p-GA, posterior gastric artery basin. These figures were newly created by modifying the figures in the study by Kinami S et al.: Int J Clin Oncol. 2008;13:320–9 [5].

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