Number of negative lymph nodes with a positive impact on survival of stage III colon cancer; a retrospective observation study for right side and left side colon
Abstract Background The purpose was to examine the effect of negative lymph nodes (NLN) number on survival in stage III colon cancer. To reduce the interference of acute inflammation, we included patients with stage III colon cancer who had undergone elective surgery and excluded those who had tumor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-09154-z |