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01-01-2010 | Colorectal Cancer

Invitation to Reply to: Searching for a Cutoff Value of Lymph Nodes Retrieved as a Quality Control of Surgery and Pathology in Colon Cancer (Papaziogas B, Ziogas D. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2009)

“Cutoff” Values for Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer: Making a Clinical Distinction

Authors: R. Vather, MBChB, T. Sammour, MBChB, A. Kahokehr, MBChB, A. B. Connolly, FRACS, A. G. Hill, MD, FRACS

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2010

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Adequate lymph node evaluation is a key component of post-resection pathological analysis of colonic cancer specimens. Its use and subsequent implications extend to involve three major aspects of clinical care: staging, prognosis and quality control. The application and propriety of nodal evaluation are completely distinct with respect to these three areas, and the significance within each should not be confused. Additionally, it is important to be aware that there are numerous factors which account for inter-patient variability in nodal yield, and these may be broadly categorised into those pertaining to surgeon, pathologist or patient.1 …

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Title: Invitation to Reply to: Searching for a Cutoff Value of Lymph Nodes Retrieved as a Quality Control of Surgery and Pathology in Colon Cancer (Papaziogas B, Ziogas D. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2009)
“Cutoff” Values for Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer: Making a Clinical Distinction
Authors: R. Vather, MBChB
T. Sammour, MBChB
A. Kahokehr, MBChB
A. B. Connolly, FRACS
A. G. Hill, MD, FRACS
Publication date: 01-01-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2010
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-009-0751-7

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Invitation to Reply to: Searching for a Cutoff Value of Lymph Nodes Retrieved as a Quality Control of Surgery and Pathology in Colon Cancer (Papaziogas B, Ziogas D. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2009)

“Cutoff” Values for Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer: Making a Clinical Distinction

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