Figure 1. Schematic Drawing Showing Lymph Nodes Resected in D1 and D2 Gastrectomies
Lymph nodes resected in D1 gastrectomies are adjacent to the stomach itself (depicted by light circles). Lymph nodes resected in D2 gastrectomies include those adjacent to the stomach as described above, and lymph nodes embedded in the fatty tissue surrounding the blood vessels arising from the celiac axis: splenic artery, common hepatic artery, and the proper hepatic artery (depicted by dark circles).