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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2016; 22(34): 7748-7753
Published online Sep 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7748
Seventh tumor-node-metastasis staging of gastric cancer: Five-year follow-up
Stefano Rausei, Laura Ruspi, Federica Galli, Vincenzo Pappalardo, Giuseppe Di Rocco, Francesco Martignoni, Francesco Frattini, Francesca Rovera, Luigi Boni, Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Stefano Rausei, Laura Ruspi, Federica Galli, Vincenzo Pappalardo, Giuseppe Di Rocco, Francesco Martignoni, Francesco Frattini, Francesca Rovera, Luigi Boni, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
Author contributions: Rausei S contributed to conception and design of the study, drafting the article or making critical revisions and finally approved of the version of the article to be published; Ruspi L contributed to conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article and approved the version of the article to be published; Galli F, Pappalardo V, Di Rocco G and Martignoni F contributed in the acquisition and interpretation of data and finally approved the version of the article to be published; Frattini F, Rovera F, Boni L and Dionigi G contributed making critical revisions and finally approved the version of the article to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None to declare.
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Correspondence to: Stefano Rausei, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy. stefano.rausei@asst-settelaghi.it
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Received: April 20, 2016
Peer-review started: April 21, 2016
First decision: May 27, 2016
Revised: June 10, 2016
Accepted: July 20, 2016
Article in press: July 21, 2016
Published online: September 14, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: After five years since latest tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification for gastric cancer staging has been published, we reviewed Literature concerning its accuracy in prognostication and the impact on clinical practice of the statements introduced in 2010. While waiting for the next UICC/AJCC TNM classification for gastric cancer, open issues and new proposals are also critically discussed.