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- Title
Negative lymph node count is associated with survival of colorectal cancer patients, independent of tumoral molecular alterations and lymphocytic reaction.
- Authors
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
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2010, Vol 105, Issue 2, p420
- ISSN
1572-0241
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ajg.2009.578