Advanced Preoperative Clinical Stage Is Associated With More Lymph Node Harvest in Patients With Right Colon Cancer
Hyeon Kyeong Kim,
Bo-Young Oh,
Gyoung Tae Noh
et al.
Abstract:Purpose:
The adequacy of lymph node (LN) harvest is important in oncological colon cancer resections. While several studies have suggested factors influencing LN yield in colon cancer, limited data are available only regarding right hemicolectomies with complete mesocolic excision (CME) and central vessel ligation (CVL).
Methods:
A retrospective analysis was conducted on 169 patients who underwent right hemicolectomies with CME and CVL for right-sided c… Show more
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