title: Preoperative staging of nodal status in gastric cancer.
abstract: An accurate preoperative staging of nodal status is crucial in gastric cancer, because it has a great impact on prognosis and therapeutic decision-making. Different staging methods have been evaluated for gastric cancer in order to predict nodal involvement. So far, no technique could meet the necessary requirements, which include a high detection rate of infiltrated lymph nodes and a low frequency of false-positive results. This article summarizes different staging methods used to assess lymph node status in patients with gastric cancer, evaluates the evidence, and proposes to establish new methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berlth
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Seung-Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chon
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mickael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chevallay
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Minoa Karin
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive and Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stefan Paul
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mönig
keywords: Gastric cancer; nodal status; preoperative staging