The number of metastatic lymph nodes: a promising prognostic determinant for gastric carcinoma in the latest edition of the TNM classification

Background: The number of metastatic regional lymph nodes determines the new pN categories in the 5th edition of the TNM classification. Study Design: Our retrospective study was conducted to compare the new method of defining lymph node status with the conventional classification, consisting of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Surgeons 1998-12, Vol.187 (6), p.597-603
Hauptverfasser: Kodera, Yasuhiro, Yamamura, Yoshitaka, Shimizu, Yasuhiro, Torii, Akihito, Hirai, Takashi, Yasui, Kenzo, Morimoto, Takeshi, Kato, Tomoyuki, Kito, Tsuyoshi
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