Open AccessProspective Randomized Study Comparing Sentinel Lymph Node Evaluation With Standard Pathologic Evaluation for the Staging of Colon Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Alexander Stojadinovic,
Aviram Nissan,
Mladjan Protić,
Carol F. Adair,
Diana Prus,
S Usaj,
Robin Howard,
Dragan Radovanović,
Milan Breberina,
Craig D. Shriver,
Ronit Grinbaum,
Jeffrey M. Nelson,
Tommy A. Brown,
Herbert R. Freund,
John F. Potter,
Tamar Peretz,
George E. Peoples
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.0000256390.13550.26
Subject(s) - medicine , sentinel lymph node , h&e stain , colorectal cancer , histopathology , lymph node , cytokeratin , immunohistochemistry , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , cancer , breast cancer , paleontology , biology
The principal role of sentinel lymph node (SLN) sampling and ultrastaging in colon cancer is enhanced staging accuracy. The utility of this technique for patients with colon cancer remains controversial.