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Title
Association between lymph node evaluation for colon cancer and node positivity over the past 20 years.
Authors
Parsons, Helen M; Tuttle, Todd M; Kuntz, Karen M; Begun, James W; McGovern, Patricia M; Virnig, Beth A
Abstract
Among patients surgically treated for colon cancer, better survival has been demonstrated in those with more lymph nodes evaluated. The presumed mechanism behind this association suggests that a more extensive lymph node evaluation reduces the risk of understaging, leading to improved survival.