A modified subclassification to evaluate the survival of patients with N3 gastric cancer: an international database study

A modified subclassification to evaluate the survival of patients with N3 gastric cancer: an international database study

Abstract Background The eighth TNM classification for gastric cancer categorizes N3 as N3a and N3b in the final pathologic stage. The cutoff for N3a/N3b is defined as 15 metastatic lymph nodes, but the rationale for this cutoff remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the optimal N3a/N3b cutof...

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Main Authors: Man-Qiang Lin, Jia-Bin Wang, Chao-Hui Zheng, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jian-Xian Lin, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Qing-Liang He, Chang-Ming Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
N3 classification
Cutoff
Number of metastatic lymph nodes
Prognosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5187-7

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