The Number of Natural Killer Cells in the Largest Diameter Lymph Nodes Is Associated with the Number of Retrieved Lymph Nodes and Lymph Node Size, and Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer | Zendy

Kazutake Okada | Zendy; Sotaro Sadahiro | Zendy; Lin Fung Chan | Zendy; Takashi Ogimi | Zendy; Hiroshi Miyakita | Zendy; Gota Saito | Zendy; Akira Tanaka | Zendy; Toshiyuki Suzuki | Zendy

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The Number of Natural Killer Cells in the Largest Diameter Lymph Nodes Is Associated with the Number of Retrieved Lymph Nodes and Lymph Node Size, and Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer

Author(s) -

Kazutake Okada,

Sotaro Sadahiro,

Lin Fung Chan,

Takashi Ogimi,

Hiroshi Miyakita,

Gota Saito,

Akira Tanaka,

Toshiyuki Suzuki

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987

H-Index - 98

eISSN - 1423-0232

pISSN - 0030-2414

DOI - 10.1159/000491019

Subject(s) - lymph , lymph node , medicine , colorectal cancer , cd3 , immunology , gastroenterology , pathology , cd8 , cancer , immune system

We previously reported that the largest diameter of retrieved lymph nodes (LNs) correlates with the number of LNs and is a prognostic factor in stage II colon cancer. We examine whether T, B, and natural killer (NK) cells in LNs are related to the number of LNs and survival.

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