Article
Predictors of lymph node count in colorectal cancer resections: data from US nationwide prospective cohort studies.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Aug 2012
Morikawa Teppei, Tanaka Noriko, Kuchiba Aya, Nosho Katsuhiko, Yamauchi Mai, Hornick Jason L, Swanson Richard S, Chan Andrew T, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Huttenhower Curtis, Schrag Deborah, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that influence the total and negative lymph node counts in colorectal cancer resection specimens independent of pathologists and surgeons. DESIGN: We used multivariate negative binomial regression. Covariates included age, sex, body mass index, family history of colorectal carcinoma, year of diagnosis, hospital setting, tumor location, resected colorectal length (specimen length),...
Topics
- Aged
- Colonic Neoplasms
- DNA Methylation
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology