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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 6/2011

01-06-2011 | Gastrointestinal Oncology

The Feasibility of N Stage of the 7th Edition TNM for Gastric Cancer

Authors: Jingyu Deng, MD, Han Liang, MD, Diancang Wang, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 6/2011

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We carefully read the paper “How does the 7th TNM edition fit in gastric cancer management?” written by Rausei et al. recently. Although the viewpoints proposed by the authors are novel, we think there are some matters regarding N stage in the 7th edition tumor–node–metastasis (TNM) staging for gastric cancer should be deserved to discuss. …
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Metadata
Title
The Feasibility of N Stage of the 7th Edition TNM for Gastric Cancer
Authors
Jingyu Deng, MD
Han Liang, MD
Diancang Wang, MD
Publication date
01-06-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 6/2011
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1348-x

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