Clinicopathological factors associated with the presence of tumor deposits in resected gastric cancer patients

Purpose: The role of tumor deposits (TDs) in the staging of gastric cancer is currently debatable. TDs are defined as tumoral nodules in perigastric adipose tissue with no evidence of lymphatic, vascular, or neural structures. Clinicopathological factors related to the presence of TDs are not well d...

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Main Authors: Oscar Paredes Torres, Sofia Prado Cucho, Luis Taxa Rojas, Carlos Luque-Vasquez, Ivan Chavez, Eduardo Payet Meza, Eloy Ruiz Figueroa, Francisco Berrospi Espinoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021012883