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ArticleCancers2022

Surgeon-Pathologist Team Approach Dramatically Affects Lymph Nodes Detection and Improves Patients' Short-Term Outcome.

Maria Raffaella Ambrosio, Bruno Perotti, Alda Battini, Caterina Fattorini, Andrea Cavazzana, Rocco Pasqua, Piergaspare Palumbo, Liano Gia, Marco Arganini

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Maria Raffaella AmbrosioPathology Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord-Ovest, Via Cocchi 1, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Bruno PerottiSurgery Unit, Ospedale Unico Versilia and Nuovo Ospedale Apuane, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord Ovest, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Alda BattiniSurgery Unit, Ospedale Unico Versilia and Nuovo Ospedale Apuane, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord Ovest, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Caterina FattoriniPathology Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord-Ovest, Via Cocchi 1, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Andrea CavazzanaPathology Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord-Ovest, Via Cocchi 1, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Rocco PasquaDepartment of Surgical Sciencies, University "La Sapienza", 00100 Roma, Italy.
Piergaspare PalumboDepartment of Surgical Sciencies, University "La Sapienza", 00100 Roma, Italy.
Liano GiaSurgery Unit, Ospedale Unico Versilia and Nuovo Ospedale Apuane, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord Ovest, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
Marco ArganiniSurgery Unit, Ospedale Unico Versilia and Nuovo Ospedale Apuane, Azienda Sanitaria Toscana Nord Ovest, 56121 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0972-1627

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Abstract

The downstaging of gastric cancer has recently gained particular attention in the field of gastric cancer surgery. The phenomenon is mainly due to an inappropriate sampling of lymph nodes during standard lymphadenectomy. Hence, collection of the maximum number of lymph nodes is a critical factor affecting the outcome of patients. None of the techniques proposed so far have demonstrated a real efficiency in increasing the number of identified lymph nodes. To harvest the maximum number of lymph nodes, we designed a protocol for on-site macroscopic evaluation and sampling of lymph nodes according to the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association protocol. The procedure was carried out by a surgeon/pathologist team in the operating room. We enrolled one hundred patients, 50 of whom belonged to the study group and 50 to a control group. The study group included patients who underwent lymph node dissection following the proposed protocol; the control group encompassed patients undergoing standard procedures for sampling. We compared the number and maximum diameter of lymph nodes collected in both groups, as well as some postoperative variables, the 30-day mortality and the overall survival. In the study group, the mean number of lymph nodes harvested was higher than the control one (

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downstaginggastric cancerlymph node harvestingskip metastasis

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PMCPMC8870551

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