Updated contents of Japanese classification of gastric cancer-the 15th Edition
SUO Jian
Abstract：The 89th annual meeting of the Japanese gastric cancer association was held on 7th-9th Mar, 2017 in Japan. The meeting released the revised contents of Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma--the 15th Edition. New edition released anatomical definitions of the infrapyloric lymph node (No.6 lymph node station), reclassification the peritoneal metastasis and explain the lymph node metastasis in the duodenal invasion of gastric cancer; New edition also explain the different R concept in endoscopic resection and explain the definition of Esophago-gastric junction cancer and associated lymph nodes; At last it reregulated the recordation of pathology contents, such as TNM staging, lymphatic invasion, venous invasion and the histologic effect of chemoradiotherapy. . the updated contents of Japanese classification of gastric cancer-the 15th Edition reflects the latest knowledge of gastric cancer, and provide great reference value for the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer and the revised content of Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines
Keywords：gastric cancerJapanese Gastric Cancer AssociationJapanese Classification of Gastric cancer
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 399-401 )