Open AccessSentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
A. Bembenek,
Robert D. Rosenberg,
Elke Wagler,
Stephan Gretschel,
A. Sendler,
J. R. Siewert,
Jörg Nährig,
Helmut Witzigmann,
Johann Hauss,
Christian Knorr,
Arno Dimmler,
Jörn Gröne,
H. J. Buhr,
Jörg Haier,
Hermann Herbst,
Juergen Tepel,
Bence Siphos,
Axel Kleespies,
Alfred Koenigsrainer,
Nikolas H. Stoecklein,
O. Horstmann,
Robert Grützmann,
A. Imdahl,
Daniel Svoboda,
Christian Wittekind,
Wolfgang Schneider,
Klaus–Dieter Wernecke,
Peter M. Schlag
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000250428.46656.7e
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , biopsy , colorectal cancer , h&e stain , histopathology , lymphovascular invasion , lymph , lymph node , cancer , prospective cohort study , sentinel node , radiology , oncology , surgery , pathology , metastasis , immunohistochemistry , breast cancer
The clinical impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in colon cancer is still controversial. The purpose of this prospective multicenter trial was to evaluate its clinical value to predict the nodal status and identify factors that influence these results.