The optimal minimum lymph node count for carcinoembryonic antigen elevated colon cancer: a population-based study in the SEER set and External set

Abstract Purpose The aim of this paper was to clarify the optimal minimum number of lymph node for CEA-elevated (≥ 5 ng/ml) colon cancer patients. Methods Thirteen thousand two hundred thirty-nine patients from the SEER database and 238 patients from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical...

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Main Authors: Hao Zhang, Chunlin Wang, Yunxiao Liu, Hanqing Hu, Qingchao Tang, Rui Huang, Meng Wang, Guiyu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10524-y