RAG performed by an experienced surgeon resulted in similar postoperative outcomes and complications to those of LAG. Assessment of operation time, C-D complication grade, and G:L ratio revealed that RAG is a practical and feasible alternative to LAG, with the possible exception of obese patients.

Proximal gastrectomy may be performed during the early stage of proximal gastric cancer; but because of the high frequency of complications and cancer recurrence, an additional procedure should be expected afterward. When the cancer stage is advanced, total gastrectomy should be performed with sufficient length of the proximal resection margin.

Histologic classifications of mucin-producing gastric cancers should separately be considered from other histologic types.

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Lymph node MM in histologically node-negative gastric cancer was significantly correlated with poor 5-year survival rate. The determination of E-cadherin expression in primary gastric tumor may be useful in prediction of the MM.