Predicting factors of postoperative relapse in T2-4 N0M0 colorectal cancer patients via harvesting a minimum of 12 lymph nodes

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Tsai, Hsiang Lin ^a,b   Yeh, Yung Sung ^b   Yu, Fang Jung ^b   Lu, Chien Yu ^b   Chen, Chin Fan ^b   Chen, Chao Wen ^b   Chang, Yu Tang ^b   Wang, Jaw Yuan ^b,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adequate lymph node retrieval; Postoperative relapse; Predicting factors; T2 4N0M0colorectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RELAPSE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 58549085745     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0594-x     Document Type: Article

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