The prognostic significance of lymph node size in node-positive colon cancer.

OBJECTIVES:To (i) show the outcome benefits of enlarged lymph nodes in node-positive colon cancer cases, as it was shown previously in negative node cases; (ii) disprove the stage migration theory and (iii) list the factors affecting lymph node size and yield. METHODS:A retrospective study including...

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Main Authors: Philipp Schrembs, Benedikt Martin, Matthias Anthuber, Gerhard Schenkirsch, Bruno Märkl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6086396?pdf=render