Nomograms for predicting survival in patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma who undergo palliative gastrectomy
Abstract Background Recently, evidence has emerged that palliative gastrectomy in patients with stage IV gastric cancer may offer some survival benefits. However, the decision whether to perform primary tumor surgery remains challenging for surgeons, and investigations into models that are predictiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6075-5 |