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Original Article

Is it beneficial to perform surgical resection in elderly patients more than 80 years old with advanced gastric cancer?

Jin Woo ChooDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Yeonmi JuDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Hyun LimDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sung Hee YounDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Jae Seung SohDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Ji Won ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Ho Suk KangDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Sung Eun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Sung Hoon MoonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Jong Hyeok KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Choong Kee ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Hong Il HaDepartment of Radiology, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Min-Jeong KimDepartment of Radiology, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Kab-Choong KimDepartment of Surgery, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea;
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Ji Woong ChoDepartment of Surgery, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea; ;Department of Surgery, University of Hallym College of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Pages 1057-1064 | Received 11 Apr 2017, Accepted 01 Jun 2017, Published online: 22 Jun 2017

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