Learning curve for identification of sentinel lymph node based on a cumulative sum analysis in gastric cancer

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 465-470

  Lee, J H ^a   Ryu, K W ^a   Lee, S E ^a   Cho, S J ^a   Lee, J Y ^a   Kim, C G ^a   Choi, I J ^a   Kook, M C ^a   Kim, M J ^a   Park, S R ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Nam, B H ^a   Kim, Y W ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cumulative sum analysis; Gastric cancer; Learning curve; Sentinel lymph node mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STOMACH TUMOR;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73649083741     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236036     Document Type: Article

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