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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2010; 16(41): 5252-5256
Published online Nov 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5252
Predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer
Chang-Mu Sung, Chen-Ming Hsu, Jun-Te Hsu, Ta-Sen Yeh, Chun-Jung Lin, Tse-Ching Chen, Ming-Yao Su, Cheng-Tang Chiu
Chang-Mu Sung, Chen-Ming Hsu, Chun-Jung Lin, Ming-Yao Su, Cheng-Tang Chiu, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
Jun-Te Hsu, Ta-Sen Yeh, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
Tse-Ching Chen, Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Chiu CT designed the research; Sung CM wrote the manuscript; Hsu JT, Hsu CM, Yeh TS, Lin CJ, Chen TC and Su MY provided the cases and suggestions; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Cheng-Tang Chiu, MD, Chief, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5 Fushing Street, Kweishan Shiang, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, China. ctchiu@adm.cgmh.org.tw
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Received: May 9, 2010
Revised: June 30, 2010
Accepted: July 7, 2010
Published online: November 7, 2010
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