The Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping for the Staging of Node-Negative Colon Cancer

Objectives:. Mediation analysis to assess the protective impact of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping on prognosis and survival of patients with colon cancer through a more precise evaluation of the lymph node (LN) status. Background:. Up to 20% of patients with node-negative colon cancer develop dis...

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Published in:Annals of Surgery Open
Main Authors: Benjamin Weixler, MD, Michaela Ramser, MD, MBA, Rene Warschkow, MD, MSc, Carsten T. Viehl, MD, Peter G. Vaughan-Shaw, MD, Andreas Zettl, MD, Christoph Kettelhack, MD, Markus Zuber, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021-09-01
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000084