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In gastric cardia cancer (GCC), the spleen is usually removed when the tumor is resected. This allows thorough lymph node dissection in the splenic hilus. However, the long-term effect of splenectomy on patient survival is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of spleen preservation on survival following radical resection for gastric cardia cancer.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Gastrointestinopancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080 Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
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