Colorectal cancer and lymph nodes: The obsession with the number 12

Lymphadenectomy of colorectal cancer is a decisive factor for the prognostic and therapeutic staging of the patient. For over 15 years, we have asked ourselves if the minimum number of 12 examined lymph nodes (LNs) was sufficient for the prevention of understaging. The debate is certainly still open...

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Main Authors: Li Destri, Giovanni, Di Carlo, Isidoro, Scilletta, Roberto, Scilletta, Beniamino, Puleo, Stefano
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934465/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587671
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i8.1951
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