Lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer: Influence on prognosis of lymph node count

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-224

  Giuliani, Andrea ^a,b   Caporale, A ^a   Corona, M ^a   Di Bari, M ^a   Demoro, M ^a   Ricciardulli, T ^a   Gozzo, P ^a   Galati, G ^a   Tocchi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Lymph node count; Lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242687096     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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