Open AccessPrognostic importance of lymph node yield after curative resection of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Author(s) -
Jaseela Chiramel,
Rose Almond,
Astrid E. Slagter,
Adeel Khan,
Xin Wang,
Kok Haw Jonathan Lim,
Melissa Frizziero,
Bipasha Chakrabarty,
Annamaria Minicozzi,
Ángela Lamarca,
Wasat Mansoor,
Richard Hubner,
Juan W. Valle,
Mairéad G. McNamara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v11.i4.205
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph node , resection , neuroendocrine tumors , lymph , yield (engineering) , neuroendocrine tumour , oncology , radiology , pathology , surgery , materials science , metallurgy
The prognostic significance of lymph nodes (LNs) metastases and the optimum number of LN yield in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP NETs) undergoing curative resection is still debatable. Many studies have demonstrated that cure rate for patients with GEP NETs can be improved by the resection of the primary tumour and regional lymphadenectomy.