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Negative lymph node count is an independent prognostic factor for patients with rectal cancer who received preoperative radiotherapy
BACKGROUND: Negative lymph node (NLN) count has been reported to provide more accurate prognostic information than the N stage alone in patients with rectal cancer (RC). Since preoperative radiotherapy (Pre-RT) can significantly affect the LN status, it is unclear whether NLN count still has prognos...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5370465/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28351352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3222-8 |