Examined lymph node count for gastric cancer patients after curative surgery  

作　　者：Yi Zeng Lu-Chuan Chen Zai-Sheng Ye Jing-Yu Deng 

机构地区：[1]Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology,Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University,Fujian Cancer Hospital,Fuzhou 350014,Fujian Province,China [2]Department of Gastric Surgery,Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital,National Clinical Research Center for Cancer,Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy,Tianjin 300202,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2023年第9期1930-1938,共9页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：Lymph node(LN)metastasis is the most common form of metastasis in gastric cancer(GC).The status and stage of LN metastasis are important indicators that reflect the progress of GC.The number of LN metastases is still the most effective index to evaluate the prognosis of patients in all stages of LN metastasis.Examined LN(ELN)count refers to the number of LNs harvested from specimens by curative gastrectomy for pathological examination.This review summarizes the factors that influence ELN count,including individual and tumor factors,intraoperative dissection factors,postoperative sorting factors,and pathological examination factors.Different ELN counts will lead to prognosis-related stage migration.Fine LN sorting and regional LN sorting are the two most important LN sorting technologies.The most direct and effective way to harvest a large number of LNs is for surgeons to perform in vitro fine LN sorting.

关 键 词：STOMACH NEOPLASM Lymph node METASTASIS PROGNOSIS 

分 类 号：R735.2[医药卫生—肿瘤]