Prognostic significance of the number of lymph nodes removed surgically in patients with colorectal cancer / 中国普通外科杂志
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
;
(12)2001.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-521474
ABSTRACT
or ≤50 in each patient. 5-year survival curves were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. ResultsWT5”BZ Analysis revealed that among node-negative patients, the 5-yerar's survival rate was 23% higher in patients with more than 50 nodes removed than those with less than 50. For node-positive patients, the difference of 5-year′s survival rate between the related two subgroups reached 36%.WT5”HZConclusion The number of lymph node resected has great impact on the long term survival of patients with colorectal cancer.
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of General Surgery
Year:
2001
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