Number and anatomical extent of lymph node metastases in gastric cancer: Analysis using intra-lymph node injection of activated carbon particles (CH40)

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 74-77

  Okamoto, Kazuma ^a   Sawai, Kiyoshi ^a   Minato, Hiroshi ^a   Yada, Hirokazu ^a   Shirasu, Morio ^a   Sakakura, Chouhei ^a   Otsuji, Eigo ^a   Kitamura, Kazuya ^a   Taniguchi, Hiroki ^a   Hagiwara, Akeo ^a   Yamaguchi, Toshiharu ^a   Takahashi, Toshio ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon particles; Anatomical extent of lymph node metastasis; Gastric cancer; Number of lymph node metastases

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INJECTION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033074141     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/29.2.74     Document Type: Article

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