Variation in Lymph Node Evaluation in Rectal Cancer: A Dutch Nationwide Population-Based Study

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[8] Woosley J(2005)Impact of preoperative radiation for rectal cancer on subsequent lymph node evaluation: a population-based analysis Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61 426-431

[9] Martin CF(2002)Effect of preoperative radiochemotherapy on lymph node retrieval after resection of rectal cancer Arch Surg 137 206-210

[10] Sandler RS(2007)Pathology databanking and biobanking in The Netherlands, a central role for PALGA, the nationwide histopathology and cytopathology data network and archive Cell Oncol 29 19-24

[1] Derwinger K(2007)Stage migration in colorectal cancer related to improved lymph node assessment Eur J Surg Oncol 33 849-853

[2] Carlsson G(2005)Lymph node evaluation in colorectal cancer patients: a population-based study J Natl Cancer Inst 97 219-225

[3] Gustavsson B(2004)Hospital-to-hospital variation in lymph node detection after colorectal resection Cancer 101 1065-1071

[4] Baxter NN(2008)The impact of surgeon and pathologist on lymph node retrieval in colorectal cancer and its impact on survival for patients with Dukes’ stage B disease Colorectal Dis 10 157-164

[5] Virnig DJ(2002)Adequacy of nodal harvest in colorectal cancer: a consecutive cohort study J Gastrointest Surg 6 883-888

[6] Rothenberger DA(1998)For patients with Dukes’ B (TNM stage II) colorectal carcinoma, examination of six or fewer lymph nodes is related to poor prognosis Cancer 83 666-672

[7] Miller EA(2001)Impact of number of nodes retrieved on outcome in patients with rectal cancer J Clin Oncol 19 157-163

[8] Woosley J(2005)Impact of preoperative radiation for rectal cancer on subsequent lymph node evaluation: a population-based analysis Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61 426-431

[9] Martin CF(2002)Effect of preoperative radiochemotherapy on lymph node retrieval after resection of rectal cancer Arch Surg 137 206-210

[10] Sandler RS(2007)Pathology databanking and biobanking in The Netherlands, a central role for PALGA, the nationwide histopathology and cytopathology data network and archive Cell Oncol 29 19-24