Importance of Examined Lymph Node Number in Accurate Staging and Enhanced Survival in Resected Gastric Adenocarcinoma—The More, the Better? A Cohort Study of 8,696 Cases From the US and China, 2010–2016

Importance of Examined Lymph Node Number in Accurate Staging and Enhanced Survival in Resected Gastric Adenocarcinoma—The More, the Better? A Cohort Study of 8,696 Cases From the US and China, 2010–2016

BackgroundWhile most guidelines advocate D2 lymphadenectomy for non-metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma (nmGaC), it is not always performed as standard of care outside East Asia. The recommended minimal examined lymph node (ELN) count in nmGaC to stage cancer accurately varies largely across guideline...

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Main Authors: Lei Huang, Xinyue Zhang, Zhijian Wei, Aman Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
gastric adenocarcinoma
examined lymph node count
accurate staging
stage migration
long-term survival
multivariable breakpoint analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.539030/full

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