Open AccessPrognostic effect of perineural invasion in successive years in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Orhan Uzun,
Şelçuk Gülmez,
Aziz Serkan Senger,
Sinan Ömeroğlu,
Erdal Polat,
Mustafa Duman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_612_20
Subject(s) - medicine , perineural invasion , proportional hazards model , gastrectomy , survival analysis , multivariate analysis , cancer , exact test , gastroenterology , statistical significance , stage (stratigraphy) , overall survival , lymphadenectomy , oncology , mann–whitney u test , survival rate , surgery , paleontology , biology
The present study evaluates the prognostic significance of perineural invasion (PNI) on 2-year, 5-year, and overall survival in patients undergoing gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy due to locally advanced gastric cancer.