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.
Zhao L, Zhang F, Jiao F, Zhou X, Niu P, Han X, Wang W, Luan X, He M, Guan Q, Li Y, Zhao D, Gao J, Chen Y.
Zhao L, et al.
BMC Cancer. 2023 Sep 21;23(1):892. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11138-0.
BMC Cancer. 2023.
PMID: 37735628
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INTRODUCTION: 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. ...METHODS: We used the restricted cubic spline (RCS) to identify the optima …
INTRODUCTION: The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend that at least 16 lymph nodes should be ex …