Is surgery alone sufficient for treating T1 gastric cancer with extensive lymph node metastases?

Masahiro YuraTakaki YoshikawaSho OtsukiYukinori YamagataShinji MoritaHitoshi KataiToshirou Nishida

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2019)

pT3N0 and large pT1N2 with a diameter ≥ 30 mm had an excellent prognosis, while pT1N2-3 with at least N3a/b or a tumor diameter < 30 mm showed a relatively poor prognosis. These patients may be candidates for adjuvant chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
lymph node
long non coding rna
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
minimally invasive
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
optic nerve
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
acute coronary syndrome
patient reported
surgical site infection
locally advanced