Accurate lymph-node detection in colorectal specimens resected for cancer is of prognostic significance
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 42 (2), 143-154
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02237119
Abstract
PURPOSE:Lymph-node involvement is the most important prognostic factor in colorectal cancers. Many staging systems adopted node status as a parameter of tumor classification. However, the number of identified and positive glands varies across articles, depending on specimen examination. TherKeywords
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