Chronologic trends of cancer-related lymph node research in PubMed: informetrics analysis.
Hyo-Jung OhDongmin YangHyo-Won OhJae-Gyu JeonChonghyuck KimJeong-Yong AhnSe Wung HanChan-Young KimPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2020)
Although research on cancer was abundant, only a small portion was dedicated to investigating its relevance to LN. Western countries had led the research on cancer-related LN, but Asian countries began to participate as major players, expanding their contributions. While LN metastasis, one of the major cancer-related LN topics, showed a steady increase, those involved in oncologic surgery such as LN dissection and sentinel LN did not.