Pattern of Colon Cancer Lymph Node Metastases in Patients Undergoing Central Mesocolic Lymph Node Excision: A Systematic Review

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1209-1221

  Bertelsen, Claus A ^a   Kirkegaard Klitbo, Anders ^b   Nielsen, Mingyuan ^a   Leotta, Salvatore M G ^c   Daisuke, Fukumori ^d   Gögenur, Ismail ^b  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ZEALAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Complete mesocolic excision; Gastrocolic ligament lymph nodes; Lymph node metastases; Mesocolon; Skip nodes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CENTRAL MESOCOLIC LYMPH NODE EXCISION; COLON CANCER; COLON SURGERY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDLINE; MESOCOLON; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SIGMOID; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COLON RESECTION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MESOCOLON; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84996567054     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000658     Document Type: Article

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