[Follicular hyperplasia of the regional lymph nodes in stomach cancer and its prognostic significance].
Degree of follicular hyperplasia of regional lymph nodes (LFH) in patients with gastric tumors (T1-4N0M0) was evaluated versus 5-year survival, age, tumor size, depth of invasion and histologic pattern. Stage II-III LFH was found to have a favorable prognosis. Tumor size proved a factor influencing the degree. No apparent relationship between age, depth of invasion and degree of tumor cell differentiation, on the one hand, and LFH stage, on the other, was established.
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