title: Clinically important aspects of lymph node assessment in colon cancer.
abstract: There has been considerable discussion in the literature regarding the importance and validity of lymph node retrieval and lymph node count for patients with colon cancer. In this article we summarize the importance of lymph node resection and assessment in contemporary colon cancer care, key clinical determinants of lymph node assessment, and discuss the role of lymph node assessment as a quality marker in colon cancer care.
authors.affiliation: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Frances C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Calvin H L
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011379:Prognosis; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin