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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2019

New metastatic lymph node classification for early gastric cancer should differ from those for advanced gastric adenocarcinoma: Results based on the SEER database.

Jian-Xian Lin, Jun-Peng Lin, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Jia-Bin Wang, Jun Lu, Qi-Yue Chen, Long-Long Cao, Mi Lin, Ru-Hong Tu and 2 more

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Jian-Xian LinDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Jun-Peng LinDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Ping LiDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Jian-Wei XieDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Jia-Bin WangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Jun LuDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Qi-Yue ChenDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Long-Long CaoDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Mi LinDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Ru-Hong TuDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Chao-Hui ZhengDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Chang-Ming HuangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China.

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Abstract

aimTo establish an appropriate N classification system for early gastric cancer (EGC).

methodsData from 10714 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy between 1988 and 2011 were retrieved from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Result database. The overall survival (OS) based on the eighth edition and new tumor lymph node metastasis (TNM) staging systems were compared, and the analysis was repeated in an external validation set from the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital database.

resultsThere were no significant differences in OS between N1 and N2 cancers or between N3a and N3b cancers in cases of EGC. The X-tile program identified that the new staging system for EGC consisted of T1N0, T1N1' [1-6 metastatic lymph nodes (LNs)], and T1N2' ( ≥ 7 metastatic LNs). Compared with the eighth edition of the TNM staging system, the OS of patients in T1N1' stage was similar to that of patients with stage IIA disease, whereas the OS of patients in T1N2' stage was similar to that of patients with stage IIB disease. The new TNM staging system exhibited a slightly lower Akaike Information Criterion value and higher

conclusionWe have developed an optional new TNM staging system with a better predictive ability that can be used to accurately predict the 5-year OS of patients with EGC.

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Early gastric cancerGastrectomyLymph nodeN classificationPrognosisTumor lymph node metastasis classification

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PMCPMC6354097

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