(1) Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China;(2) Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
Abstract:
Background
The possible application and validity of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept in gastric cancer (GC) is still debated. A systematic review to evaluate the diagnostic value of SLN biopsy (SLNB) in GC is urgently needed.