Prognostic significance of the number of lymph nodes removed surgically in patients with colorectal cancer
- VernacularTitle:淋巴结清除数目对结直肠癌患者预后的影响
- Author:
Rong LI
;
Shaomin GONG
;
Kaiqin PENG
;
Lijiang LIU
;
Yingtian ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colorectal neoplasms;
Lymph nodes;
PrognosisHJHK
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2001;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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.
