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From: Factors affecting number of lymph nodes harvested and the impact of examining a minimum of 12 lymph nodes in stage I-III colorectal cancer patients: a retrospective single institution cohort study of 1167 consecutive patients

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Cumulative survival rates of the 302 enrolled patients with stage I colorectal cancer (CRC) who underwent curative resection as assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method. The differences in survival rates were analyzed by the log-rank test. a The rates of overall survival were not significantly different between the high-harvest group (≧12 LNs examined) and the low-harvest group (<12 LNs examined) in stage I CRC patients. b The disease-free survival was significantly lower in the low-harvest group than in the high-harvest group

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