D2 lymph node dissection confers little benefit on the overall survival of older patients with resectable gastric cancer: a propensity score-matching analysis of a multi-institutional dataset
Takahiro Shinozuka, Mitsuro Kanda, Seiji Ito, Yoshinari Mochizuki, Hitoshi Teramoto, Kiyoshi Ishigure, Toshifumi Murai, Takahiro Asada, Akiharu Ishiyama, Hidenobu Matsushita, Chie Tanaka, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michitaka Fujiwara, Kenta Murotani, Yasuhiro Kodera
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePropensity score matchingSurgical oncologyDissection (medical)Lymph nodeCancerOncologyInternal medicineOverall survivalMatching (statistics)General surgerySurgeryPathologyGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment