Lymphoid Tissue

New data from Shanghai Jiao Tong University illuminate research in lymphoid tissue

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 1st, 2010

"This study was designed to investigate whether the size of the largest lymph node (long-axis diameter [LAD] and short-axis diameter [SAD]) visualized using multi-detector-row computed tomography (MDCT) was useful for predicting the metastatic lymph node (MLN) status of gastric cancer," scientists writing in the Journal of International Medical Research report.

"A retrospective analysis of 305 gastric cancer patients who underwent pre-operative MDCT was performed, followed by a prospective study in 61 gastric cancer patients to determine the diagnostic effectiveness of LAD and SAD. In the retrospective study, the accuracy of LAD and SAD for predicting the MLN...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-06-01)

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