Prognostic significance of metastatic lymph node ratio in gastric cancer: a Western-center analysis
Abstract Background Tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging is the central gastric cancer (GC) staging system, but it has some disadvantages. However, the lymph node ratio (LNR) can be used regardless of the type of lymphadenectomy and is considered an important prognostic factor. This study aimed to ev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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Series: | BMC Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02127-y |