Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in gastric neuroendocrine tumor: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Lymph node metastasis (LNM) plays a vital role in the determination of clinical outcomes in patients with gastric neuroendocrine tumor (G-NET). Preoperative identification of LNM is helpful for intraoperative lymphadenectomy. This study aims to investigate risk factors for LNM in...

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Main Authors: Xianghui Li, Lihua Shao, Xiaofeng Lu, Zhengyang Yang, Shichao Ai, Feng Sun, Meng Wang, Wenxian Guan, Song Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01174-7