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Original Article

Is Extended Lymph Node Dissection necessary for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients?

Teruo Eguchi 3rd Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Tokyo, 173-8610 Japan,
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Yasuo Takahashi 3rd Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Tokyo, 173-8610 Japan,
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Masahito Ikarashi 3rd Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Tokyo, 173-8610 Japan,
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Mitsuko Kasahara 3rd Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Tokyo, 173-8610 Japan,
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Masashi Fujii 3rd Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamimachi, Tokyo, 173-8610 Japan,
Pages 949-953 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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