Adequacy of lymph node yield and staging in rectal cancer should not be determined based on a minimum number of lymph nodes evaluated.
Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Eindhoven, The Netherlands. f.vanerning@iknl.nl.|Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. f.vanerning@iknl.nl.
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Department of Research, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Eindhoven, The Netherlands.|Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*