Abstract:TO THE EDITORS:We agree with Peparini and Chirletti's remark on our article that tumor satellites are an important issue in the field of colorectal cancer.1 There is growing evidence that these deposits are of high prognostic relevance. However, the current 7th edition of the tumor, node, metastasis system (TNM) classification was not yet available when we submitted our manuscript for consideration, and therefore it is not applicable to our study.
2It is correct that sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping does not … Show more
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