1. Is signet-ring cell carcinoma a specific entity among gastric cancers?

   • Thibault Voron
   • Mathieu Messager
   • François Paye

   Original Article 25 November 2015 Pages: 1027 - 1040

   

2. Epstein–Barr virus positivity, not mismatch repair-deficiency, is a favorable risk factor for lymph node metastasis in submucosa-invasive early gastric cancer

   • Ji Hye Park
   • Eun Kyung Kim
   • Hyunki Kim

   Original Article 16 November 2015 Pages: 1041 - 1051

   

3. Tumor-associated macrophages of the M2 phenotype contribute to progression in gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination

   • Takahisa Yamaguchi
   • Sachio Fushida
   • Tetsuo Ohta

   Original Article Open access 30 November 2015 Pages: 1052 - 1065

   

4. Mass-spectrometry-based quantitation of Her2 in gastroesophageal tumor tissue: comparison to IHC and FISH

   • Daniel V. T. Catenacci
   • Wei-Li Liao
   • Todd Hembrough

   Original Article 18 November 2015 Pages: 1066 - 1079

   

5. Auxiliary diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer using quantitative evaluation of sentinel node radioactivity

   • Satoshi Kamiya
   • Hiroya Takeuchi
   • Yuko Kitagawa

   Original Article 30 November 2015 Pages: 1080 - 1087

   

6. Clinical significance of the anterosuperior lymph nodes along the common hepatic artery identified by sentinel node mapping in patients with gastric cancer

   • Ayako Shimada
   • Hiroya Takeuchi
   • Yuko Kitagawa

   Original Article 06 November 2015 Pages: 1088 - 1094

   

7. Phase II trial of dacomitinib in patients with HER2-positive gastric cancer

   • Do-Youn Oh
   • Kewn-Wook Lee
   • Yung-Jue Bang

   Original Article 18 November 2015 Pages: 1095 - 1103

   

8. Pre- and post-ESD discrepancies in clinicopathologic criteria in early gastric cancer: the NECA–Korea ESD for Early Gastric Cancer Prospective Study (N-Keep)

   • Joon Mee Kim
   • Jin Hee Sohn
   • Ji Hye You

   Original Article Open access 30 November 2015 Pages: 1104 - 1113

   

9. Improved survival in resected oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas over a decade: the Royal Marsden experience 2001–2010

   • Elisa Fontana
   • Elizabeth C. Smyth
   • Naureen Starling

   Original Article 05 November 2015 Pages: 1114 - 1124

   

10. Robotic gastrectomy for elderly gastric cancer patients: comparisons with robotic gastrectomy in younger patients and laparoscopic gastrectomy in the elderly

    • Naoki Okumura
    • Taeil Son
    • Woo Jin Hyung

    Original Article 05 November 2015 Pages: 1125 - 1134

    

11. Portomesenteric vein thrombosis after gastric surgery

    • Ji-Won Han
    • Seong-Ho Kong
    • Han-Kwang Yang

    Original Article 05 November 2015 Pages: 1135 - 1143

    

12. Incidence of lymph node metastasis in intramucosal gastric cancer measuring 30 mm or less, with ulceration; mixed, predominantly differentiated-type histology; and no lymphovascular invasion: a multicenter retrospective study

    • Kohei Takizawa
    • Hiroyuki Ono
    • Mitsuru Sasako

    Short Communication 17 November 2015 Pages: 1144 - 1148

13. Investigation of each histological type in undifferentiated early gastric cancer and validity of diagnosis of the disease range

    • Yoshikazu Yoshifuku
    • Yoji Sanomura
    • Kazuaki Chayama

    Letter to the Editor 19 November 2015 Pages: 1149 - 1150