The impact of histological type on the accuracy of preoperative N staging in patients with gastric cancer

The impact of histological type on the accuracy of preoperative N staging in patients with gastric cancer

Abstract Background The low accuracy of preoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer (GC) complicates decisions on patient indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Methods We investigated the use of preoperative clinical diagnosis of lymph node involvement (cN) in GC patients co...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Kensuke Shiraishi, Hidenori Akaike, Hiroki Shimizu, Shinji Furuya, Naohiro Hosomura, Hidetake Amemiya, Hiromichi Kawaida, Makoto Sudo, Hiroshi Kono, Daisuke Ichikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Histological type
Gastric cancer
Lymph node metastases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1674-9

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