Study of Survival in Gastric Cancer with Emphasis on Lymph Node Status as an Independent Prognostic Factor

Suciu Nicolae; Bauer Orsolya; Benedek Zalán; Ghenade Radu; Coroș Marius; Georgescu Rareș

doi:10.2478/jim-2019-0031

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine (Dec 2019)

Study of Survival in Gastric Cancer with Emphasis on Lymph Node Status as an Independent Prognostic Factor

Suciu Nicolae,
Bauer Orsolya,
Benedek Zalán,
Ghenade Radu,
Coroș Marius,
Georgescu Rareș

Affiliations

Suciu Nicolae: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Bauer Orsolya: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Benedek Zalán: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Ghenade Radu: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Coroș Marius: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania
Georgescu Rareș: Department of Surgery, Mureș County Hospital, Târgu Mureș, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0031
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 4
pp. 185 – 189

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Background: Lymph node status in gastric cancer is known as an independent prognostic factor that guides the surgical and oncological treatment and independently influences long-term survival. Several studies suggest that the lymph node ratio has a greater importance in survival than the number of metastatic lymph nodes.

Published in Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

ISSN: 2501-8132 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JIM

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