Effect of total number of harvested lymph nodes on survival outcomes after curative resection for gastric adenocarcinoma: findings from an eastern high-volume gastric cancer center

Effect of total number of harvested lymph nodes on survival outcomes after curative resection for gastric adenocarcinoma: findings from an eastern high-volume gastric cancer center

Abstract Background Greater lymph node retrieval in gastric cancer improves staging accuracy and may improve survival from increased clearance of nodal micrometastasis. This retrospective cohort study investigated if more lymph nodes removed in gastric cancer increases survival and if such effect is...

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Main Authors: Shiela S. Macalindong, Kwang Hee Kim, Byung-Ho Nam, Keun Won Ryu, Norihito Kubo, Ja Yeon Kim, Bang Wool Eom, Hong Man Yoon, Myeong-Cherl Kook, Il Ju Choi, Young Woo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Lymph node harvest/retrieval
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3872-6

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