Open AccessPara-aortic lymph node tracing and dissection in advanced gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Guang-Chuan Mu,
Yuan Huang,
Chengzhi Wei,
Zhibai Chen,
Xianghua Wu,
XinGan Qin,
Yanjun Zeng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_506_19
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , lymph node , dissection (medical) , cancer , metastasis , left gastric artery , lymphadenectomy , gastroenterology , surgery , stomach , pathology
The relative effectiveness of tracers in guiding para-aortic lymph node dissection (PAND) in advanced gastric cancer is undefined. In this single-center, prospective study, we aimed to discuss the effectiveness of such tracers.