Evaluation of lymph node numbers for adequate staging of Stage II and III colon cancer

Evaluation of lymph node numbers for adequate staging of Stage II and III colon cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although evaluation of at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) is recommended as the minimum number of nodes required for accurate staging of colon cancer patients, there is disagreement on what constitutes an adequate identification of such L...

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Main Authors: Bumpers Harvey L, Posey James A, Zhang Bin, Katkoori Venkat R, Jhala Nirag C, Hines Robert B, Shanmugam Chandrakumar, Grizzle William E, Eltoum Isam E, Siegal Gene P, Manne Upender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Subjects:
Colon cancer
Clinical outcomes
Lymph nodes
Stage II
Stage III
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/4/1/25

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