Ali Chehrei, Sakineh Amoueian, Jamshid Ansari, Mehdi Montazer, Mohammad Hossein Sanei
BACKGROUND: The presence of metastatic lymph nodes is the most important prognostic factor for gastric carcinoma; however, the optimal system for the accurate staging of lymph node metastasis for patients with gastric cancer remains controversial. This study was designed to compare five systems in relation to the N classification of gastric carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This multicentric historical cohort study was conducted on 148 patients with M0 gastric adenocarcinoma who underwent gastrectomy in, five referral hospitals in Iran...
October 2013: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences: the Official Journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences