Lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer: Prognostic role and therapeutic implications

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 406-412

  Marubini, Ettore ^a,b   Bozzetti, Federico ^c   Miceli, Rosalba ^b   Bonfanti, Giuliano ^c   Gennari, Leandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Institute of Medical Statistics and Biometry   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Lymph node excision; Lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer; Scope of lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL STOMACH RESECTION;

EID: 0036620215     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1247     Document Type: Article

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