Poor survival in stage IIB/C (T4N0) compared to stage IIIA (T1-2 N1, T1N2a) colon cancer persists even after adjusting for adequate lymph nodes retrieved and receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: A survival paradox between Stage IIB/C and Stage IIIA colon cancers exists. It is unclear how adequate lymph nodes dissection (LN) and post-surgery chemotherapy contribute to the survival paradox. We intended to assess the impact of these two factors on the survival paradox. RESULTS: We...

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Autores principales: Chu, Quyen D., Zhou, Meijiao, Medeiros, Kaelen L., Peddi, Prakash, Kavanaugh, Mindie, Wu, Xiao-Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27412163
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2446-3

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