Incorporation of Extranodal Metastasis of Gastric Carcinoma into the 7th Edition UICC TNM Staging System
- Wang Wei
- Li Yuanfang
- Zhang Yu
- Yuan Xiuhong
- Xu Dazhi
- Guan Yuanxiang
- Feng Xingyu
- Chen Yingbo
- Sun Xiaowei
- Li Wei
- Zhan Youqing
- Zhou Zhiwei
DOIAbstract
To assess the clinical significance and prognostic impact of extranodal metastasis (EM) in gastric carcinoma and establish an optimal classification in the staging system. edition UICC TNM staging system, which represented the optimum prognostic stratification, together with better homogeneity, discriminatory ability, and monotonicity of gradients.EMs might be classified based on their number and prognostic information and should incorporate into the TNM staging system
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