Fig. 4From: A case of stage IV gastric cancer with para-aortic lymph node metastasis showing pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapya Intraoperative image taken after total gastrectomy plus distal pancreaticosplenectomy with para-aortic lymph node (PAN) dissection. b Surgically resected specimen. Macroscopic observation indicated complete regression of the primary lesion. c Histopathological findings of the resected specimen. Atrophy and fibrosis of the gastric mucosa in the lesion area were demonstrated with no infiltration of cancer cells at any site. d There were no signs of residual cancer cells in the resected PANBack to article page