Validity and Necessity of Sub-classification of N3 in the 7th UICC TNM Stage of Gastric Cancer |
Li, Fang-Xuan
(Cancer Prevention Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy)
Zhang, Ru-Peng (Department of Gastric Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy) Liang, Han (Department of Gastric Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy) Quan, Ji-Chuan (Department of Gastric Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy) Liu, Hui (Department of Gastric Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy) Zhang, Hui (Department of Gastric Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy) |
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