Open AccessSixth and seventh tumor-node-metastasis staging system compared in gastric cancer patients
Author(s) -
Tommaso Zurleni,
Elson Gjoni,
Andrea Ballabio,
R. Casieri,
Paola Ceriani,
L. Marzoli,
F. Zurleni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i11.287
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , adenocarcinoma , gastric adenocarcinoma , lymph node , surgery , metastasis , distant metastasis , gastroenterology , paleontology , biology
To investigate the clinical relevance and prognosis regarding survival according to the changes of the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) in gastric cancer patients.