Risk stratification for lymph node metastasis using Epstein-Barr virus status in submucosal invasive (pT1) gastric cancer without lymphovascular invasion: a multicenter observational study.
Hiroki OsumiHiroshi KawachiKatsuyuki MuraiKimihide KusafukaShuntaro InoueMasaki KitamuraToshiyuki YoshioNaomi KakusimaRyu IshiharaHiroyuki OnoNoriko YamamotoTakashi SuginoShinichi NakatsukaSatoshi IdaSouya NunobeEtsuro BandoTakeshi OmoriKengo TakeuchiJunko FujisakiPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)
LNM risk stratification that includes EBV status is useful for clinical decision-making in pT1b GC cases without LVI.