Commentary


Does the lymphadenectomy have no significant impact on gastric cancer patients with negative nodes?

Jingyu Deng, Han Liang

Abstract

Recently, Jin et al. (1) reported that tumor invasion (T stage), lymphovascular invasion, and signet ring histology were significantly associated with the recurrence of gastric cancer patients with negative nodes after surgery. Although this paper has been published, several profound issues should be discussed for the correct guidance to readers.