What is your count? An observational study of lymph node counting in 2,028 colorectal cancer resections.

Shivali SrivastavaIpshita KakPierre MajorMichael Bonert

Published in: PloS one (2024)

Positive lymph node call rate has a good consistency in the laboratory; however, lymph node count varies significantly between pathologists. Standardized counting criteria are needed to improve uniformity and could be aided by synoptic reporting data.

Keyphrases

lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
peripheral blood
electronic health record
big data
squamous cell carcinoma
machine learning
radiation therapy
rectal cancer