The Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Lymph Node Harvest and Lymph Node Size in Colorectal Carcinoma
1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Adequate staging of colorectal tumors in part depends on obtaining a sufficient number of lymph nodes. The minimum number of lymph nodes required is twelve. A number of factors are known to impact node harvests including, carcinoma grade and size as well as patient age. The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on …