Impact of lymph node micrometastasis on gastric carcinoma prognosis: A meta-analysis

Figure 1 Meta-analysis examining patients who died in five years for lymph node micrometastasis positive vs negative groups. LNM: Lymph node metastasis.

Figure 2 Meta-analysis examining patients who died in five years for lymph node micrometastasis positive vs negative groups in patients with early gastric cancer, advanced gastric cancer, and early/advanced gastric cancer. LNM: Lymph node metastasis.

Figure 3 Meta-analysis of recurrence rates for lymph node micrometastasis positive vs negative groups in gastric cancer. LNM: Lymph node metastasis.

Figure 4 Funnel plot of patients who died in five years in patients with positive vs negative lymph node micrometastasis and Egger’s test for publication bias for patients who died in five years for lymph node micrometastasis positive vs negative groups.