The New American Joint Committee on Cancer T staging system for stomach: increased complexity without clear improvement in predictive accuracy for endoscopic ultrasound

The New American Joint Committee on Cancer T staging system for stomach: increased complexity without clear improvement in predictive accuracy for endoscopic ultrasound

Abstract Background The efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for determining the T category of gastric cancer is variable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the superiority of EUS by using the 6th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for stomach cancer compared to...

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Main Authors: Chaoqun Han, Tao Xu, Qin Zhang, Jun Liu, Zhen Ding, Xiaohua Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Endoscopic ultrasound
Gastric cancer
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Staging
Accuracy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01558-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01558-8

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