Prognostic value of regional lymph node involvement in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: palliative versus curative resection
Abstract Background Approximately 20% of patients with colorectal cancer are initially diagnosed with stage IV disease. This study aims to examine the role of regional lymph node (LN) status in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with respect to clinicopathologic features and survival outcomes. Meth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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| Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02260-z |