Reconsideration of the optimal minimum lymph node count for young colon cancer patients: a population-based study

Abstract Background Currently, young colon cancer (CC) patients continue to increase and represent a heterogeneous patient group. The aim of this study was to explore the optimal minimum lymph node count after CC resection for young patients. Methods We performed a comprehensive search of the Survei...

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Main Authors: Xu Guan, Yuliuming Wang, Hanqing Hu, Zhixun Zhao, Zheng Jiang, Zheng Liu, Yinggang Chen, Guiyu Wang, Xishan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4428-0