Development and validation of a nomogram for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

Development and validation of a nomogram for preoperative prediction of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer

Abstract Background The status of lymph nodes in early gastric cancer is critical to make further clinical treatment decision, but the prediction of lymph node metastasis remains difficult before operation. This study aimed to develop a nomogram that contained preoperative factors to predict lymph n...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Yi Yin, Tao Pang, Yu Liu, Hang-Tian Cui, Tian-Hang Luo, Zheng-Mao Lu, Xu-Chao Xue, Guo-En Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Early gastric cancer
Lymph node metastasis
Nomogram
Preoperative prediction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-019-1778-2

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