Sentinel lymph node and skip metastases in gastric cancer: a prospective study.

Background/aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate localization and distribution of sentinel lymph node (SLN) in gastric cancer and influenced factors of skip metastasis.

Methodology: Eighty-nine cases with solitary or single station metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) among 779 gastric cancer patients were included in this study. D2 or D2+ lymph node dissection with total or distal gastrectomy had been performed.