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Lymph nodes and gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Coburn Natalie G.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.21224
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , lymphadenectomy , incidence (geometry) , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , oncology , surgery , physics , optics
Worldwide, gastric cancer is one of the top three leading causes of cancer mortality, but incidence and presentation vary geographically. Currently, surgery is the only possible cure. Nodal status is an important prognostic indicator for gastric cancer, and despite results of randomized controlled trials, debate continues over the importance of aggressive lymphadenectomy. J. Surg. Oncol. 2009;99:199–206. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.