A 58-year-old man from rural Maharashtra presents with progressive dysphagia and epigastric pain for 4 months. Endoscopy reveals a 5 cm ulcerated mass at the gastric cardia. CT staging shows involvement of T4b (invasion of adjacent structures) with N2 disease and no distant metastases. Regarding the surgical management of this locally advanced gastric cancer, all of the following are appropriate considerations EXCEPT:

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