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Negative lymph node count is associated with survival of colorectal cancer patients, independent of tumoral molecular alterations and lymphocytic reaction.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2010
Ogino Shuji, Nosho Katsuhiko, Irahara Natsumi, Shima Kaori, Baba Yoshifumi, Kirkner Gregory J, Mino-Kenudson Mari, Giovannucci Edward L, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Fuchs Charles S
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OBJECTIVES: The number of recovered lymph nodes is associated with good prognosis among colon cancer patients undergoing surgical resection. However, little has been known on prognostic significance of lymph node count after adjusting for host immune response to tumor and tumoral molecular alterations, both of which are associated with the lymph node count and patient survival. METHODS: Among 716 colorectal...
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