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From: Evaluation of lymph node numbers for adequate staging of Stage II and III colon cancer

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Overall risk of recurrence in Stage II (A) and III (B) colon cancers. Linear regression analysis of data from Stage II & III colon cancer patients demonstrates a decreasing risk of recurrence with increasing numbers of LNs identified. Note that Stage II & III patients with < 6 LNs harvested had the highest risk of recurrence; however, collection of 6 to 19 LNs resulted in a similar risk of recurrence. Collection of >20 LNs conferred a significantly reduced risk of recurrence.

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