Evaluation the value of number of metastatic perigastric lymph nodes on prognosis in patients with gastric cancer.
- Author:
Feng-lin LIU
1
;
Zhao-qing TANG
;
Xue-fei WANG
;
Zhen-bin SHEN
;
Xin-yu QIN
;
Yi-hong SUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Female; Humans; Lymph Nodes; pathology; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Stomach Neoplasms; diagnosis; mortality; pathology; Survival Rate
- From: Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2009;12(2):133-136
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo find out a simple and reproductive prognostic index in gastric cancer patients,which can be used as a comparable parameter among different regions of China.
METHODSThe perigastric metastatic lymph nodes(PGMLN) with long-term survival data were retrospectively evaluated in 148 gastric cancer patients, undergone potentially curative resections.
RESULTSThe 3-year cumulative survival rate was 62.8% and the survival rate decreased significantly with the increase of PGMLN, especially when the PGMLN was more than 6. The PGMLN had a clear linear relationship with total positive lymph nodes(r=0.94, P<0.01), while it had little correlation with total resected lymph nodes(r=0.18,P=0.2).
CONCLUSIONSPGMLN is a convenient and reliable prognostic factor in gastric cancer patients, which may be a good candidate of comparable parameters among different regions of China.
