Harvest of at least 18 lymph nodes is associated with improved survival in patients with pN0 colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
Fei-Long NingJun-Peng PeiNan-Nan ZhangJun WangHong-Guang QuanZu-Bing MeiXian-Tao ZengMasanobu AbeChun-Dong ZhangPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)
The number of rLNs was identified as an independent prognostic factor for pN0 colon cancer. Retrieval of at least 18 lymph nodes was associated with favorable prognosis in patients with pN0 colon cancer, and should, therefore, be regarded as an alternative cut-off value for survival analysis.