Staging laparoscopy and peritoneal cytology in patients with early stage gastric adenocarcinoma
Abstract Background Staging laparoscopy and peritoneal cytology can detect occult metastatic disease prior to treatment of gastric cancer. The yield of peritoneal staging in patients with early stage disease is lacking. We assess the yield of peritoneal staging in early stage gastric cancer and its...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01813-y |