The Methods of Lymph Node Examination Make a Difference to Node Staging and Detection of N3b Node Status for Gastric Cancer

The Methods of Lymph Node Examination Make a Difference to Node Staging and Detection of N3b Node Status for Gastric Cancer

Background: The number of retrieved lymph nodes (RLNs) affects the likelihood of detecting metastatic lymph nodes (MLNs) for gastric cancer (GC), but the retrieval of LNs is not satisfactory worldwide. There is no standard for LN examination.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 2,163 patients diagno...

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Main Authors: Xinhua Chen, Yuehong Chen, Yanfeng Hu, Tian Lin, Jun Luo, Tuanjie Li, Tao Li, HuiLin Huang, Yu Zhu, Tingting Li, Hao Chen, Hao Liu, Guoxin Li, Jiang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
gastric cancer
lymph node
examination
node staging
N3b
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00123/full

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