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A 62-year-old man complains of constant pain in the epigastrium and weight loss of 12 kg. Physical and instrumental examinations (fibrogastroscopy with biopsy, abdominal ultrasound, and chest X-ray) detected cancer of the body of the stomach without signs of distant metastasis. Histology reveals moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. What scope of surgical intervention is advised in this case?

Answer options

  1. Distal subtotal gastric resection Gastrectomy
  2. Gastroenteroanastomosis (gastroenteric bypass)
  3. Proximal subtotal gastric resection
  4. Gastrectomy
  5. Ivor Lewis procedure 2
Correct answer

Gastrectomy

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