Positive lymph node ratio is an index in predicting prognosis for remnant gastric cancer with insufficient retrieved lymph node in R0 resection

Abstract The staging system of remnant gastric cancer (RGC) has not yet been established, with the current staging being based on the guidelines for primary gastric cancer. Often, surgeries for RGC fail to achieve the > 15 lymph nodes needed for TNM staging. Compared with the pN staging system, l...

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Published in:Scientific Reports
Main Authors: Honghu Wang, Hao Qi, Xiaofang Liu, Ziming Gao, Iko Hidasa, Ailixier Aikebaier, Kai Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81663-0