Venous Invasion Is a Risk Factor for Recurrence of pT1 Gastric Cancer with Lymph Node Metastasis.
Akihiro TakeuchiToshiyasu OjimaMasahiro KatsudaKeiji HayataTaro GodaJunya KitadaniShinta TominagaNaoki FukudaTomoki NakaiHiroki YamauePublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)
Long-term prognosis of patients with EGC with lymph node metastasis is good, but venous invasion is associated with a higher risk of recurrence. Selective application of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for pT1N + v + gastric cancer may efficiently improve prognosis among patients with EGC.