Comparison of the current AJCC-TNM numeric-based with a new anatomical location-based lymph node staging system for gastric cancer: A western experience

Gennaro Galizia; Eva Lieto; Annamaria Auricchio; Francesca Cardella; Andrea Mabilia; Anna Diana; Paolo Castellano; Ferdinando De Vita; Michele Orditura

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173619

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Comparison of the current AJCC-TNM numeric-based with a new anatomical location-based lymph node staging system for gastric cancer: A western experience

Gennaro Galizia ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto

* E-mail: gennaro.galizia@unina2.it

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6897-0391

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Eva Lieto ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Gennaro Galizia, Eva Lieto

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Annamaria Auricchio,

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Francesca Cardella,

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Andrea Mabilia,

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Anna Diana,

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology, "F. Magrassi" Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Paolo Castellano,

Affiliation Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Ferdinando De Vita,

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology, "F. Magrassi" Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Michele Orditura

Affiliation Division of Medical Oncology, "F. Magrassi" Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
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Comparison of the current AJCC-TNM numeric-based with a new anatomical location-based lymph node staging system for gastric cancer: A western experience

Gennaro Galizia,
Eva Lieto,
Annamaria Auricchio,
Francesca Cardella,
Andrea Mabilia,
Anna Diana,
Paolo Castellano,
Ferdinando De Vita,
Michele Orditura

Published: April 5, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173619

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