Ratio of metastatic lymph nodes: impact on staging and survival of gastric cancer
- Persiani, Roberto (ORCID:0000-0002-1537-5097)
- Rausei, Stefano
- Biondi, Alberto (ORCID:0000-0002-2470-7858)
- Boccia, Stefania (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X)
- Cananzi, Ferdinando Carlo Maria
- D'Ugo, Domenico (ORCID:0000-0001-6657-6318)
Publication date
January 2008
DOI ISSN
0748-7983 Citation count (estimate)
56Abstract
No consensus exists on the level and number of lymph nodes to be dissected and examined for accurate staging of patients with resectable gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic value and staging accuracy of the metastatic lymph nodes ratio (NR)
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