Lymph Node Ratio-Based Staging System for Gallbladder Cancer With Fewer Than Six Lymph Nodes Examined

Lymph Node Ratio-Based Staging System for Gallbladder Cancer With Fewer Than Six Lymph Nodes Examined

PurposeThe 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor-lymph node-metastasis (TNM) staging system for gallbladder cancer (GBC) recommended that at least six lymph nodes (LNs) should be examined. But most patients with GBC had fewer than six LNs resected. This study aimed to es...

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Main Authors: Jinjun Li, Yao Sun, Bingqing Zhao, Chuangang Tang, Dongxu Fan, Wenli Jiang, Youlutuziayi Rixiati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
lymph node ratio
gallbladder cancer
staging
SEER
AJCC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.542005/full

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