Impact of histologically confirmed lymph node metastases on patient survival after surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: Report of a Japanese nationwide survey

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 166-170

  Hasegawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Makuuchi, Masatoshi ^b   Kokudo, Norihiro ^a   Izumi, Namiki ^c   Ichida, Takafumi ^d   Kudo, Masatoshi ^e   Ku, Yonson ^f   Sakamoto, Michiie ^g   Nakashima, Osamu ^h   Matsui, Osamu ⁱ   Matsuyama, Yutaka ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c MUSASHINO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SHIZUOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h KURUME UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

ⁱ KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Lymph node metastasis; The UICC AJCC staging system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84891631202     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828d4960     Document Type: Article

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