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Surgery Stomach & Duodenum 3b33da1f

Total gastrectomy is the only way of treatment for:

A
Proximal cancer
B
Distal cancer
C
Ulcerating cancer in the body
D
Polypoidal cancer in the antrum
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) Proximal cancerRef: Sabiston 20th Edition, Page 1224* Margin clearance needed proximally n cancer stomach is6cm - hence needed Total gastrectomy.(NCCN recommends 4cm margin clearance)

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