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The optimal number of lymph nodes examined in stage II colorectal cancer and its impact of on outcomes

BACKGROUND: Lymph node status is the most important prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. The number of lymph nodes that should be histologically examined has been controversial. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of the number of lymph nodes examined on survival of patients with st...

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Autores principales: Choi, Hok Kwok, Law, Wai Lun, Poon, Jensen TC
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20529352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-10-267