What is the optimal number of lymph nodes to be dissected in colorectal cancer surgery?

Gumus M., Yumuk P., Atalay G., ALİUSTAOĞLU M., Macunluoglu B., Dane F., ...More

TUMORI JOURNAL, vol.91, no.2, pp.168-172, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 91 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/030089160509100212
  • Journal Name: TUMORI JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-172
  • Keywords: colorectal cancer, lymph nodes, lymph node excision, local recurrence, MINIMUM NUMBER, COLON-CANCER, RESECTION SPECIMENS, CARCINOMA, ADENOCARCINOMA, RECOMMENDATION, RECOVERY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Regional lymph node (LN) involvement in colorectal cancer (CRC) identifies the stage and the subset of patients who would benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. We performed a retrospective analysis to determine if the number of recovered LNs was associated with long-term outcome in patients operated on for stage II and III CRC.