摘要文献表明,胃癌发病率已经发生明显的变化,远端胃癌（胃体部和胃窦部）的发病率已有所降低;食管胃交界部腺癌（adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction,AEG）的发病率却增长很快[1].其外科手术治疗中脾动脉旁和脾门淋巴结的清扫问题是食管胃结合部癌争论的焦点问题之一.
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