Resection of At-Risk Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors

Resection of At-Risk Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors

Background Neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestine commonly metastasize to regional lymph nodes (LNs). Single-institution reports suggest that removal of LNs improves outcome, but comprehensive data are lacking. We hypothesized that the extent of lymphadenectomy reported in a large administrati...

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Main Author: Landry, Christine (author)
Other Authors: Lin, Heather (author), Phan, Alexandria (author), Charnsangavej, Chusilp (author), Abdalla, Eddie (author), Aloia, Thomas (author), Vauthey, Jean-Nicolas (author), Katz, Matthew (author), Yao, James (author), Fleming, Jason (author)
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Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-1918-8
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-013-1918-8
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http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00268-013-1918-8
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00268-013-1918-8

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