Fig. 1From: Efficacy of prophylactic splenectomy for proximal advanced gastric cancer invading greater curvature a Recurrence-free survival curve. Five-year recurrence-free (RFS) rates did not differ significantly between the splenectomy and spleen preservation groups (60.2 vs. 67.3%, p = 0.609). b Overall survival curve. The 5-year OS was 73.6% in the spleen preservation group and 63.7% in the splenectomy group (p = 0.769)Back to article page