Open AccessSentinel lymph node mapping for metastasis detection in colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Li-Kui Qiao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.6767/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , meta analysis , lymph node metastasis , oncology , metastasis , sentinel lymph node , cancer , breast cancer
controversy exists on the diagnostic performance of sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping in colorectal cancer. This study aimed to provide a more precise estimation of its clinical significance.