Modified AJCC staging of gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma based on T staging can improve the capacity of prognosis assessment.

Jian-Wei XiePing LiJia-Bin WangJian-Xian LinJun LuQi-Yue ChenYing-Hong YangDe-Yong KangChao-Hui ZhengChang-Ming Huang

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2018)

T stage was an independent factor influencing the prognosis of stage IIIb GNEC patients, and the improved AJCC staging proposed here has good prognostic value.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
pet ct
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes