Laparoscopic colectomies associated with decreased retrieval of 12 or more lymph nodes compared to open in elective colon cancer surgery

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Lymph node (LN) retrieval is a key factor for pathologic staging and prognosis of colorectal cancer. Increase in number of LNs removal suggests improvement in tumour clearance and decrease in metastatic spread. Stud...

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Autores principales: Puckett, Yana, Mitchell, Diana, Pham, Theophilus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6834383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31921339
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.968

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6834383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31921339
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.968

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