Lymph node involvement and tumor depth in rectal cancers
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum1997Vol. 40(12), pp. 1472–1476
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Abstract
Increased depths of tumor penetration beyond T1 and age less than 45 years have an excessive incidence of lymph node positivity. The finding of lymphatic vessel invasion on biopsy is highly indicative of lymph node metastasis.
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