Prognostic impact of dissected lymph node count on patients with node-negative gastric cancer

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 3926-3930

  Huang, Chang Ming ^a   Lin, Jian Xian ^a   Zheng, Chao Hui ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Xie, Jian Wei ^a   Lin, Bi Juan ^a   Lu, Hui Shan ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Lymph nodes; Lymphadenectomy; Prognosis; Stomach neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350500198     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3926     Document Type: Article

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