University of Padova reports research in gastric cancer prognosis

Fresh data on gastric cancer are presented in the report "The ratio between metastatic and examined lymph nodes (N ratio) is an independent prognostic factor in gastric cancer regardless of the type of lymphadenectomy: results from an Italian multicentric study in 1853 patients." In this recently published study, investigators in Padova, Italy conducted a study "To investigate whether the ratio between metastatic and examined lymph nodes (N ratio) is a better prognostic factor as compared with traditional staging systems in patients with gastric cancer regardless of the extension of lymph node dissection. PATIENTS & MATERIALSXXXMETHODS] We retrospectively reviewed the data of 1853 patients...

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