Patients
AJCC Cancer
MAY, GASTRIC ADENOCARCINOMA
Eligible patients were 18–70 years old and had clinical T4a/bN+M0 gastric adenocarcinoma, according to the 8th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging System. Clinical stages were assessed by physical examination and contrast-enhanced CT of the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. A total of 25 patients were enrolled, and all patients provided written informed consent. Patients P1 and P18 have confirmed their approval of CT and pathological images in this article. The first patient was enrolled on May 18, 2019, and the last was recruited on August 25, 2020.