Characteristics and prognosis of skip lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer: a retrospective study
Skip lymph node metastasis is uncommon, and it is associated with a higher proportion of females and intestinal-type tumors. The prognosis of the skip group was comparable to the PG-only group and significantly better than that of the PG + EP group.
Authors
- Ching-Yun Kung
- Wen-Liang Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5726-1066)
- Yi‐Ping Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5221-6813)
- Kwok Wai Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-6124)
- Shih‐Chieh Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3693-5476)
- Ming‐Huang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-7393)
- Kuo‐Hung Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5388-8117)
- Chew-Wen Wu
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03951-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04
Funders
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital