Open AccessRisk of Lymph Node Metastases from Early Gastric Cancer in Relation to Depth of Invasion: Experience in a Single Institution
Author(s) -
Zheng Wang,
Li Ma,
Xingmao Zhang,
Zhixiang Zhou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of cancer prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2476-762X
pISSN - 1513-7368
DOI - 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.13.5371
Subject(s) - lymphovascular invasion , medicine , lymph node , cancer , metastasis , pathology , lymph node metastasis , oncology , lymphatic system , lymph
An accurate assessment of potential lymph node metastasis is important for the appropriate treatment of early gastric cancers. Therefore, this study analyzed predictive factors associated with lymph node metastasis and identified differences between mucosal and submucosal gastric cancers.