The incidence of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer according to the expanded criteria in comparison with the absolute criteria of the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association: a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.09.025
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Japanese criteria for curative endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer initially included nonulcerated, well-differentiated mucosal lesions ≤2 cm in diameter, known as the absolute criteria. Subsequently, these indications were expanded to include larger,… read more here.
Keywords: gastric cancer; lymph node; expanded criteria; absolute criteria ... See more keywords