Lymph Node Metastasis, a Unique Independent Prognostic Factor in Early Gastric Cancer.

Lymph node metastasis (LNM) has been shown to be related to the prognosis of early gastric cancer (EGC). The choice of optimal treatment depends on an accurate pre-operative assessment of LNM status in EGC patients. However, in China, where EGC cases account for only a small part of gastric cancer (...

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Main Authors: Bai-Wei Zhao, Yong-Ming Chen, Shan-Shan Jiang, Yin-Bo Chen, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Yuan-Fang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4496056?pdf=render