Journal article
Lymph node counts, rates of positive lymph nodes, and patient survival for colon cancer surgery in Ontario, Canada: A population‐based study
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study assessed lymph node counts, lymph node status (positive or negative), and survival among patients undergoing colon cancer surgery in Ontario, Canada.
METHODS: We obtained data from the Ontario Cancer Registry on 960 patients who underwent a major colon cancer resection in years 1991-1993. Patients and hospitals were ranked by lymph node count to correlate lymph node counts and lymph node status. For …
Authors
Bui L; Rempel E; Reeson D; Simunovic M
Journal
Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 93, No. 6, pp. 439–445
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 1, 2006
DOI
10.1002/jso.20499
ISSN
0022-4790