Second evaluation of the mesenteric tissue after ethanol fixation improved the total and metastatic number of lymph nodes in colorectal resections

• Main Authors: Asli Cakir (Author), İlknur Cetinaslan Turkmen (Author), Asli Unlu Akhan (Author), Merve Akkoc (Author), Pinar Korkmaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Context: There is a correlation between prognosis of the colorectal carcinomas and the number of retrieved and metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) from mesentery/mesorectal region. At least 12 LNs must be sampled for accurate evaluation of patients. A number of factors related to surgeon, pathologist, pati...