Journal article
What is your count? An observational study of lymph node counting in 2,028 colorectal cancer resections
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lymph node status and lymph node count (LNC) are predictors of colorectal cancer outcome. Under-sampling of lymph nodes may lead to clinically relevant stage migration.
METHODS: Colorectal cancer (CRC) cases with a synoptic report, accessioned 2012-2020 at a regional laboratory, were extracted and retrospectively studied. LNC, positive lymph node count (PLNC), tumour deposits present (TDpos), and 'y' (staging) prefix (YS) were …
Authors
Srivastava S; Kak I; Major P; Bonert M
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 19, No. 2,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0295209
ISSN
1932-6203