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Review
. 2023 Jan;23(1):159-170.
doi: 10.5230/jgc.2023.23.e4.

Recent Advances in Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer

Eisuke Booka  1 , Hiroya Takeuchi  2
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Review

Recent Advances in Sentinel Node Navigation Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer

Eisuke Booka et al. J Gastric Cancer. 2023 Jan.

Abstract

Maintaining the postoperative quality of life (QOL) while ensuring curability without overtreatment is important in the treatment of early gastric cancer. Postoperative QOL is anticipated to be maintained through minimally invasive function-preserving gastrectomy in early gastric cancer. The concept of the sentinel lymph node (SN) basin is essential to maintain the curability of early gastric cancer using minimally invasive function-preserving gastrectomy. However, additional resection after surgery is difficult to perform in gastric cancer. Thus, the SN basin theory is important. Recently, a multicenter randomized phase III trial in South Korea (SENORITA trial) proved that laparoscopic sentinel node navigation surgery (LSNNS) for stomach preservation results in better postoperative QOL compared with standard gastrectomy in patients with early gastric cancer. LSNNS contributes to patients' QOL based on the concept that curability is not impaired. A multicenter nonrandomized phase III trial is ongoing in Japan, and oncologic safety is expected to be demonstrated. LSNNS has been established as a treatment option for selected patients with early gastric cancer, and its application will become widespread in the future.

Keywords: Gastric cancer; Minimally invasive surgery; Sentinel lymph node.

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