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Overall, 23.2 percent of stomach cancer patients and 16.4 percent of pancreatic cancer patients had at least 15 lymph nodes evaluated, the study said. Patients at high-volume or NCCN-NCI hospitals were more likely to have at least 15 lymph nodes examined than patients at community or low-volume hospitals.

The study was published in the July issue of the Archives of Surgery.

"Nodal status is a powerful predictor of outcome, and every reasonable attempt should be made to assess the optimal number of lymph nodes to accurately stage disease in patients with gastric [stomach] and pancreatic cancer," the researchers wrote. "Moreover, differences in nodal evaluation may contribute to improved long-term outcomes at NCCN-NCI centers and high-volume hospitals for patients with gastric and pancreatic cancer."

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