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Serum Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor as a Predictor of Lymph Node Metastasis in Early Gastric Cancer

Saburo Murakami, Hideto Sakata, Yoshitaka Tsuji, Kastuhiko Okubo, Setsuo Hamada, Rennzo Hirayama

Digestive Surgery · 2002 · 16 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

According to these data, in patients of early gastric cancer with increased levels of serum soluble IL-2R, endoscopic mucosal resection or minimal invasive gastrectomy without dissection of regional lymph nodes should be avoided, since there is a high risk of lymph node metastasis.

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