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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2012; 18(27): 3602-3609
Published online Jul 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i27.3602
Factors predicting survival in patients with proximal gastric carcinoma involving the esophagus
Yi-Fen Zhang, Jiong Shi, Hui-Ping Yu, An-Ning Feng, Xiang-Shan Fan, Gregory Y Lauwers, Hiroshi Mashimo, Jason S Gold, Gang Chen, Qin Huang
Yi-Fen Zhang, Jiong Shi, Hui-Ping Yu, An-Ning Feng, Xiang-Shan Fan, Qin Huang, Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Gregory Y Lauwers, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Hiroshi Mashimo, Department of Gastroenterology, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132, United States
Jason S Gold, Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132, United States
Gang Chen, Department of Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China
Qin Huang, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA 02132, United States
Author contributions: Huang Q, Lauwers GY, Mashimo H and Gold JS designed the research project; Zhang YF, Shi J, Yu HP, Feng AN, Fan XS and Chen G performed the study; Zhang YF, Shi J and Huang Q analyzed the data; and Zhang YF and Huang Q wrote the manuscript.
Supported by Key Grants from the Science and Technology Development Project of the Nanjing City, No. ZKX05013 and ZKX07011; A Special Grant from the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China
Correspondence to: Qin Huang, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132, United States. qinhuang0122@gmail.com
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Received: January 15, 2012
Revised: April 9, 2012
Accepted: April 20, 2012
Published online: July 21, 2012
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