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

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.