The impact of histological type on the accuracy of preoperative N staging in patients with gastric cancer

The low accuracy of preoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer (GC) complicates decisions on patient indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - August 1, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Atsushi Yamamoto, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Kensuke Shiraishi, Hidenori Akaike, Hiroki Shimizu, Shinji Furuya, Naohiro Hosomura, Hidetake Amemiya, Hiromichi Kawaida, Makoto Sudo, Hiroshi Kono and Daisuke Ichikawa Tags: Research Source Type: research