Extramural Perineural Invasion in pT3 and pT4 Gastric Carcinomas

Background Perineural invasion (PNI) is widely studied in malignant tumors, and its prognostic significance is well demonstrated. Most studies have focused on evaluating the mural PNI (mPNI); however, extramural PNI (ePNI) may influence the prognosis in gastric cancer. We evaluated the prognostic va...

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Main Authors: Alejandro España-Ferrufino, Leonardo S. Lino-Silva, Rosa A. Salcedo-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpatholtm.org/upload/pdf/jptm-2017-11-01.pdf