Gastic Cancer Treatment in Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo

Shigekazu Ohyama, Keiichiro Ohta, Show Ishihara, Hirotoshi Ohta, Toshiki Matsubara, Takashi Takahashi, Toshifusa Nakajima

Department of GI Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital

We report the history of the gastric cancer surgery and recent treatment a the Cancer Institute Hospital. Use of the gross classification developed by Kajitani is the most characteristics of our institution. The most important aim in our institution is to cure patients with adequate, both conservative and aggressive, surgical approach. A typical example of minimally invasive surgery is transeverse gastrectomy and a typical example of aggressive is left upper abdominal evisceration. Many problems in gastric cancer surgery remain, unresolved, such as type of resection, extent of lymph node dissection, reconstruction, and approach. We at the Cancer Institute, bear responsibility for resolving these problems.

Key words
Cancer Institute Hospital, surgery, gastric cancer

Reprint requests
Shigekazu Ohyama Department of GI Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital
1-37-1 Kamiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, 170-0045 Tokyo, 170-0045 JAPAN

Accepted
July 22, 1998

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