Endoscopic ultrasonography in preoperative staging of gastric cancer: determination of tumor invasion depth, nodal involvement and surgical resectability | Zendy

Weidong Xi | Zendy

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Endoscopic ultrasonography in preoperative staging of gastric cancer: determination of tumor invasion depth, nodal involvement and surgical resectability

Author(s) -

Weidong Xi

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

world journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 2219-2840

pISSN - 1007-9327

DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i2.254

Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , endoscopic ultrasonography , radiology , cancer , adenocarcinoma , pathological staging , cancer staging , t stage , pathological , endoscopic ultrasound , endoscopy , paleontology , biology

Current study was aimed to evaluate the usefulness of EUS in TNM staging of gastric cancer by comparing EUS preoperative staging with pathological findings, and the preliminary exploration of possible reasons for overstaging and understaging phenomenon was especially intended.

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