title: Resecting lymph nodes in colon cancer: more than a staging operation?
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Anton J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bilchik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome