The size of retrieved lymph nodes correlates with the number of retrieved lymph nodes and is an independent prognostic factor in patients with stage II colon cancer.

Int J Colorectal Dis · 2015 · PMC4675793 · PMID 26260481

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Patients in whom the maximum long axis diameter of LNs was more than 10 mm had a 5-year survival rate of 84 % and showed a trend toward better outcomes than those in whom the maximum long axis diameter of LNs was less than 10 mm (74 %; p = 0.055) (Table 5 ).

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