Prognostic value of total number of lymph nodes retrieved differs between left-sided colon cancer and right-sided colon cancer in stage III patients with colon cancer

Prognostic value of total number of lymph nodes retrieved differs between left-sided colon cancer and right-sided colon cancer in stage III patients with colon cancer

Abstract Background The consensus is that a minimum of 12 lymph nodes should be analyzed at colectomy for colon cancer. However, right colon cancer and left colon cancer have different characteristics, and this threshold value for total number of lymph nodes retrieved may not be universally applicab...

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Main Authors: Lin Yang, Zhenchong Xiong, Qiankun Xie, Wenzhuo He, Shousheng Liu, Pengfei Kong, Chang Jiang, Guifang Guo, Liangping Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Total number of lymph nodes
Lymph node ratio)
Left colon cancer
Right colon cancer
Overall survival (OS)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4431-5

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