The Association between the Number of Retrieved Lymph Nodes and Survival in Gastric Cancer Surgery: A Dutch Population-Based Study
≥15 LNs retrieved during gastrectomy for cancer was associated with higher pN-stage, likely as a result of stage migration. Three-year overall survival was comparable for patients with ≥15 LNs and patients with <15 LNs retrieved.
Authors
- Sander J M van Hootegem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0220-028X)
- Pieter Christiaan van der Sluis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5898-6560)
- Leonie R. van der Werf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6880-6612)
- Sjoerd M. Lagarde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0888-1847)
- Wei Keat Ooi
- Low Kuan Yean
- Bas P. L. Wijnhoven
Institutions
- Gelre Hospitals (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000546436
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52