The prognostic value of detecting symptomatic or asymptomatic recurrence in patients with gastric cancer after a curative gastrectomy

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2013, Pages e1-

  Bilici, Ahmet ^a   Salman, Tarik ^b   Oven Ustaalioglu, Bala Basak ^a   Unek, Tugba ^b   Seker, Mesut ^a   Aliustaoglu, Mehmet ^a   Gezen, Cem ^a   Unek, Tarkan ^b   Yavuzer, Dilek ^a   Unlu, Mehtat ^b   Gumus, Mahmut ^a   Yilmaz, Ugur ^b  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Prognosis; Recurrence; Survival; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISTANT METASTASIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84873711245     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.035     Document Type: Article

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