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Predictive Value of the Number of Harvested Lymph Nodes and Cut-Off for Lymph Node Ratio in the Prognosis of Stage II and III Colorectal Cancer Patients
- Source :
- Journal of Investigative Surgery, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
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Abstract
- Purpose/aim: The appropriate staging of colorectal cancer requires at least 12 lymph nodes to be sampled. We evaluated whether lymph node sampling (LNS) and lymph node ratio (LNR) can predict the prognosis of stage II-III patients. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study on 432 patients classified in LNS ≥12 and LNS
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08941939 and 15210553
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Investigative Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f191f037c7947b8bba78b657b1aba52
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1369605