Lymphoscintigraphy in detection of the regional lymph node involvement in gastric cancer
ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, vol.88, no.7, pp.632-638, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 88 Issue: 7
- Publication Date: 2006
- Doi Number: 10.1308/003588406x149200
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.632-638
- Keywords: lymphoscintigraphy, gastric cancer, lymph node involvement, pre-operative staging, PROGNOSTIC FACTORS, GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS, EXTENDED LYMPHADENECTOMY, CARCINOMA, SURGERY, SURVIVAL, ADENOCARCINOMA, LOCALIZATION, GASTRECTOMY, DISSECTION
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Involvement of regional lymph node is a critical sign in prognosis of gastric cancer. Radiological techniques are commonly used to evaluate the extension of gastric cancer. But their sensitivity and specificity are low especially in the early stage. Our aim was to assess the value of gastric lymphoscintigraphy in identifying regional lymph node involvement in patients with gastric cancer, as compared to the abdominal ultrasonography, computed tomography and postoperative histopathological evaluation.