Number of retrieved lymph nodes is an independent prognostic factor after total gastrectomy for patients with stage III gastric cancer: propensity score matching analysis of a multi-institution dataset.

Shogo HayashiMitsuro KandaSeiji ItoYoshinari MochizukiHitoshi TeramotoKiyoshi IshigureToshifumi MuraiTakahiro AsadaAkiharu IshiyamaHidenobu MatsushitaChie TanakaDaisuke KobayashiMichitaka FujiwaraKenta MurotaniYasuhiro Kodera

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2018)

RLN < 40 was associated with an adverse prognosis of patients with stage III gastric cancer who underwent total gastrectomy.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
lymph node
emergency department
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node