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Namikawa T. · Utsunomiya M. · Yokota K. · Munekage M. · Uemura S. · Maeda H. · Kitagawa H. · Kobayashi K. · Hanazaki K.
Introduction: Although it was reported that serum zinc levels were lower in patients with various malignancies, serum zinc levels of patients with gastric cancer was not well documented. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between clinicopathologic features and serum zinc levels in preoperative patients with gastric cancer. Methods: The study enrolled 83 patients scheduled for gastric cancer surgery at the Kochi Medical School. Clinical data were obtained to investigate associations between clinicopathological features, including nutritional indicators and serum zinc levels. Serum zinc deficiency was defined as serum zinc level
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