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Preoperative endoscopic tattooing to mark the tumour site does not improve lymph node retrieval in colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: A direct correlation between number of lymph nodes retrieved and evaluated after a colectomy for colorectal cancer and survival of the patient has been reported, and consensus guidelines recommend to assess at least 12 lymph nodes for adequate staging. Many factors (i.e., patients’ and t...

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Autores principales: Feo, Carlo V, Portinari, Mattia, Zuolo, Michele, Targa, Simone, Matarese, Vincenzo G, Gafà, Roberta, Forini, Elena, Lanza, Giovanni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4430988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25947298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12952-015-0027-7

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