Risk factors and oncological impact of positive resection margins in gastrectomy for cancer: are they salvaged by an additional resection?

Yusuke MuneokaManabu OhashiNaoki IshizukaMasaru HayamiRie MakuuchiSatoshi IdaKoshi KumagaiTakeshi SanoSouya Nunobe

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2021)

PRM in cStage I gastric cancer is associated with advanced upper disease. It remains an independent prognostic factor in pT2-4 disease even after an additional resection to obtain R0.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
risk factors
papillary thyroid
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
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