Difference between revisions of "Lymph node metastasis"
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==Staging== | ==Staging== | ||
*The number of lymph nodes is important for [[staging]], as a small number may lead to stage migration (Will Rogers phenomenon) | *The number of lymph nodes is important for [[staging]], as a small number may lead to stage migration (Will Rogers phenomenon);<ref name=pmid24744586>{{Cite journal | last1 = Deng | first1 = JY. | last2 = Liang | first2 = H. | title = Clinical significance of lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. | journal = World J Gastroenterol | volume = 20 | issue = 14 | pages = 3967-75 | month = Apr | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3748/wjg.v20.i14.3967 | PMID = 24744586 }}</ref> thus, the number of lymph nodes is often used as a [[quality]] measure. | ||
Selected cancers and standard (minimum number of lymph nodes): | Selected cancers and standard (minimum number of lymph nodes): | ||