Gastric cancer: histological response of tumor and metastatic lymph nodes for perioperative chemotherapy

Background: Gastric cancer is the fourth cancer most common in the world and the second cause of cancer-related deaths. Perioperative chemotherapy may reduce tumor burden and decrease lymph node invasion, improving R0 resections rates. On the other hand, administered before surgery, chemotherapy may...

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Main Authors: Telma Fonseca, Mariana Coimbra, Elisabete Barbosa, José Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2022-01-01
Series:Cirugía y Cirujanos
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Online Access:https://www.cirugiaycirujanos.com/frame_esp.php?id=785