Stage migration in gastric cancer: Its influence on survival rates

Chirurgische Gastroenterologie mit Interdisziplinaren Gesprachen

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-252

  Hermans, J ^b   Bonenkamp, J J ^c   Sasako, M ^a   Van De Velde, C J H ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Stage migration; Stage specific survival; TNM staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NETHERLANDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032867521     PISSN: 01779990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012565     Document Type: Article

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