The minimum number of examined lymph nodes was 24 for optimal survival of pathological T2-4 gastric cancer: a multi-center, hospital-based study covering 20 years of data

The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend that at least 16 lymph nodes should be examined for gastric cancer patients to reduce staging migration. However, there is still de...

Source: BMC Cancer - September 21, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lulu Zhao, Fan Zhang, Fuzhi Jiao, Xiadong Zhou, Penghui Niu, Xue Han, Wanqing Wang, Xiaoyi Luan, Mingyan He, Quanlin Guan, Yumin Li, Dongbing Zhao, Jidong Gao and Yingtai Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research