<p>Part One Historical Perspective and Gastric Pathophysiology</p><p>Chapter 1 The Historical Perspective of Gastric Cancer<br>Michael A. Rogy and Marius A. Bünger</p><p>Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer<br>Massimo Rugge, Matteo Fassan, and David Y. Graham</p><p>Chapter 3 Molecular Mechanisms in Gastric Carcinogenesis<br>Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Laura Baker, and Lorenzo E. Ferri</p><p>Chapter 4 Pathology of Gastric Cancer<br>Laura H. Tang and Luke V. Selby</p><p>Chapter 5 Role of HER2 in Gastric Cancers<br>Elizabeth Won and Yelena Y. Janjigian</p><p>Chapter 6 Pathophysiology of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer<br>Sharon Pattison and Alex Boussioutas</p><p>Chapter 7 Western Perspective and Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer<br>Giovanni de Manzoni, Daniele Marrelli, Giuseppe Verlato, Paolo Morgagni, Franco Roviello</p><p>Part Two Diagnostic Techniques for Gastric Cancer</p><p>Chapter 8 Diagnosis, Staging and Workup of Gastric Cancer<br>Arvind Sabesan and Joseph J. Bennett</p><p>Chapter 9 Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound Examination of the Stomach<br>Mark A. Schattner and John Chi To Wong</p><p>Chapter 10 The Role of Staging Laparoscopy and Peritoneal Cytology in Gastric Cancer<br>James P. De Andrade, James J. Mezhir, and Vivian E. Strong</p><p>Part Three Gastric Resection and Postoperative Management</p><p>Chapter 11 Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer<br>Yoshihiro Komatsu and Blair Anderson Jobe</p><p>Chapter 12 Methods of Reconstruction – BI, BII, Roux-en-Y, Jejuna</p>l Interposition, Proximal Gastrectomy and Pouch Reconstruction<br>Daniel E. Stange and Jürgen Weitz<p></p><p>Chapter 13 Lymphadenectomy – D1, D2 and D3<br>Johan L. Dikken and Henk H. Hartgrink</p><p>Chapter 14 Open Methods of Resection and Reconstruction for Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy<br>Brian Badgwell and Paul F. Mansfield</p><p>Chapter 15 Laparoscopic Methods of Resection and Reconstruction for Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy with D2 LymphadenectomyHan-Kwang Yang and Do Joong Park</p>Chapter 16 Robotic Methods of Resection and Reconstruction for Subtotal and Total Gastrectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy<br>Taeil Son and Woo Jin Hyung</p><p>Chapter 17 Managing Early and Late Postoperative Complications Following Gastric Surgery<br>Brian Badgwell, Ryan Day, and Thomas Aloia</p><p>Chapter 18 Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer<br>George Poultsides and Jeffrey A. Norton</p><p>Chapter 19 Surveillance after Gastric Resection<br>Domenico D’Ugo, Alberto Biondi, Andrea Tufo, Gianluca Baiocchi, Roberto Persiani</p><p>Chapter 20 Surgical Trials for Gastric Cancer<br>Daniel Reim, Alexander Novotny, and Christoph Schuhmacher</p><p>Part Four Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatments for Gastric Cancer and Targeted Therapy</p><p>Chapter 21 Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment - Strategies and Clinical Trials - Western Perspective<br>Geoffrey Y. Ku and David H. Ilson</p><p>Chapter 22 Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Treatment: Standard Treatment and Clinical Trials in the East<br>Mitsuru Sasako</p><p>Chapter</p> 23 Radiation Treatment for Gastric Cancer<br>Carla Hajj and Karyn A. Goodman<p></p><p>Chapter 24 Targeted Therapy and Novel Agents for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer: A View towards the Future<br>Georgios D. Lianos, Alberto Mangano, Stefano Rausei, Aikaterini Lianou, Zoi Anastasiadi, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Dimitrios H. Roukos<br></p>