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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2013
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| 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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