Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in non-sentinel node basins in early gastric cancer: sentinel node concept

ConclusionsMacrometastasis in SN basins, lymphatic invasion, and number of identified SNs  ≥ 5 are risk factors for LN metastasis in non-SN basins among gastric cancer patients. We identified a prediction model with CART analysis; patients with macrometastasis in SN basins and lymphatic invasion were considered to be at the highest risk for LN metastasis.
Source: Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research