Can Preoperative Examination Help Choose the Best Surgical Procedure in Gastric Cancer?

Jia-Le ZhangZhen-Ning Wang Hui-Mian XuZhi ZhuBao-Jun Huang

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2018)

Preoperative serum CEA, tumor size, and CT examination are independent predictors of lymph node metastatic scope and can be used for selecting the appropriate lymphadenectomy pattern in gastric cancer patients.

Keyphrases

lymph node
patients undergoing
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
early stage
image quality
computed tomography
minimally invasive
lymph node metastasis
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
radiation therapy