The total number of lymph nodes in resected colon cancer specimens is affected by several factors but the lymph node ratio is independent of these.

Stanisavljević, Luka

The total number of lymph nodes in resected colon cancer specimens is affected by several factors but the lymph node ratio is independent of these. [electronic resource] - APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica Jun 2014 - 490-8 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1600-0463

10.1111/apm.12196 doi


Adenocarcinoma--pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous--pathology
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell--pathology
Colectomy
Colonic Neoplasms--pathology
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision
Lymphatic Metastasis--pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Neoplasm Staging
Norway
Prospective Studies
Regression Analysis