An 80% distal gastrectomy is performed for a 6-cm. antral cancer with extension to the muscularis propria and three positive lymph nodes less than 3 cm. from the tumor. The stage of this tumor was:
A. Stage I.
B. Stage II.
C. Stage III A.
D. Stage III B.
Answer:B
An 80% distal gastrectomy is performed for a 6-cm. antral cancer with extension to the muscularis propria and three positive lymph nodes less than 3 cm. from the tumor. The stage of this tumor was:
A. Stage I. B. Stage II. C. Stage III A. D. Stage III B.