Rationale for extent of lymph node dissection for right colon cancer

Toyota, Satoshi; Ohta, H; Anazawa, Sadao

doi:10.1007/bf02048026

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Rationale for extent of lymph node dissection for right colon cancer

Published in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum • Jul 1, 1995

Authors:

Satoshi Toyota

H Ohta

Sadao Anazawa

Abstract

PURPOSE: The extent of lymph node dissection optimal for the prognosis of right colon cancer is investigated. METHODS: Between 1946 and 1991, 275 patients had curative operation for right colon cancer. A retrospective analysis of rate and degree of lymph node metastasis was performed in each of the ...

Subject

Medicine

Colorectal cancer

Dissection (medical)

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