Lymph Node Status

Dr Carr highlights an important feature of our study1: it does not provide information on patients' lymph node status. Could undetected lymph node metastases explain the survival difference between patients with small ( ≤2 cm) and large (>2 cm) carcinoid tumors, given that nearly one-third of patients with large tumors underwent appendectomy instead of right hemicolectomy?
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research