Skip lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer: is it skipping or skipped?

Conclusions The prognosis of the skip group was worse than that of the PG-only group and was similar to that of the PG + EP group when the tumor stage was considered. It is difficult to conclude whether skip metastasis is real skipping of cancer cells or a result of inadequate LN sampling. Further evaluation of LNs in the PG area of the skip group could provide more clues for the mechanism of skip metastasis.
Source: Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research