title: Appropriateness of splenectomy for advanced cancer located in the upper third of the stomach.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakuramoto
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*