Does the routine histological examination of the inferior mesenteric artery lymph nodes have a prognostic value in elderly patients with sigmoid colon and rectum tumors?
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Materials and methods This retrospective study analyzes 519 patients who were hospitalized from 1980 to 2008 at the "Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica" of the University of Trieste and underwent curative surgery for a sigmoid colon and/or rectum tumor (minimum follow up period of 4 years): 311 males and 208 females, mean age of 66.95 (range: 17–94 years). 192 patients were younger than 65, 211 were between 65 and 74, 109 between 75 and 84 and 7 older than 84 years.
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دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009