Open AccessActivated systemic inflammatory response at diagnosis reduces lymph node count in colonic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Rory Kennelly,
Blair Murphy,
John Larkin,
Brian Mehigan,
Paul McCormick
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i8.623
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph node , colorectal cancer , lymph , gastroenterology , carcinoma , cancer , lymphocyte , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , surgery , pathology
To investigate a link between lymph node yield and systemic inflammatory response in colon cancer.