Large lymph node size harvested as prognostic factor in gastric cancer?
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Large lymph node size harvested as prognostic factor in gastric cancer?
OBJECTIVE Knowledge regarding prognostic factors in gastric cancer is essential to decide on single patient management. We aim to establish the value of large lymph node size in order to improve perioperative approach. MATERIAL AND METHODS Charts of one hundred and twenty-eight consecutive patients undergoing gastrectomy for resectable gastric cancer were reviewed between January 1996 and Dec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082010000300003