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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8611-8618
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8611
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8611
Prognosis of patients with gastric cancer and solitary lymph node metastasis
Chun-Qiu Chen, Zhen Yu, Ke-Qiang Zuo, Department of General Surgery, Tenth People’s Hospital of Shanghai, Tongji University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200072, China
Xiao-Jiang Wu, Zhao-De Bu, Zi-Yu Li, Jia-Fu Ji, Department of Surgery, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing 100036, China
Author contributions: Wu XJ and Chen CQ contributed equally to the study design and writing of the manuscript, and should be considered as co-first authors; Yu Z performed the research and revised the manuscript for intellectual content; Zuo KQ performed the data analysis; Bu ZD and Li ZY collected the data; Ji JF supervised the entire research project and revised the manuscript for intellectual content; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by Grants awarded to Dr. Chun-Qiu Chen from the National Science Foundation of China, No. 81170345; and the Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital Project for Cultivating Tutors of Doctors, No. 12HBBD110
Correspondence to: Jia-Fu Ji, Professor, Department of Surgery, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Peking University School of Oncology, Fu-Cheng-Lu No. 52, Hai-Dian District, Beijing 100036, China. jiafuj@gmail.com
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Received: August 7, 2013
Revised: October 7, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Revised: October 7, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Among patients with gastric cancer and single lymph node metastasis, younger patients (≤ 50 years-old) tend to have less and shorter survival than their older counterparts; in particular, younger patients with the highest metastatic lymph node ratio have the worse prognosis.