Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

The most common place for stomach cancer to spread is to the liver. It can also spread to the lymph nodes, the tissue that lines the abdominal cavity (peritoneum), and the lungs. Lymph nodes are part ...

These types include: Lymph nodes are small ... This area contains the peritoneum, a thin layer of tissue that lines the ...