Ratio Between Metastatic and Examined Lymph Nodes Is an Independent Prognostic Factor After D2 Resection for Gastric Cancer: Analysis of a Large European Monoinstitutional Experience
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 10 (9) , 1077-1085
- https://doi.org/10.1245/aso.2003.03.520
Abstract
Background:In view of the lack of consensus on the level and number of lymph nodes to be examined for accurate staging of patients with gastric cancer, our aim was to evaluate the prognostic...Keywords
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