Identification of occult micrometastases in pericolic lymph nodes of Dukes' B colorectal cancer patients using monoclonal antibodies against cytokeratin and CC49. Correlation with long-term survival

K. Greenson, Joel; E. Isenhart, Craig; Rice, Robert; M. Mojzisik, Cathy; P. Houchens, David; W. Martin, Edward

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19940201)73:3<563::aid-cncr2820730311>3.0.co;2-d

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Identification of occult micrometastases in pericolic lymph nodes of Dukes' B colorectal cancer patients using monoclonal antibodies against cytokeratin and CC49. Correlation with long-term survival

Published in Cancer • Feb 1, 1994

Authors:

Joel K. Greenson

Craig E. Isenhart

Robert Rice

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with transmurally invasive, lymph node negative colorectal carcinoma (Dukes' B) have a 5-year survival rate ranging from 53.9% to 84.9%. The authors postulate that patients with Dukes' B colon cancer who die of their disease have occult micrometastases in their pericolic lymph n...

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Medicine

Lymph

Colorectal cancer

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