Pathological evaluation of mesocolic resection quality and ex vivo methylene blue injection: what is the impact on lymph node harvest after colon resection for cancer?

Autores de IIS La Fe

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  Matteo Frasson

  Autor

• Álvaro García-Granero García-Fuster

  Autor

• Blas Flor Lorente

  Autor

• Silvia Navarro Rosales

  Autor

• Eduardo García-Granero Ximénez

  Autor

Participantes ajenos a IIS La Fe

• Faus C
• Puga R
• Cervantes A

Grupos

• Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal

• Hemostasia, Trombosis, Arteriosclerosis y Biología vascular

Abstract

Although the National Quality Forum has endorsed the harvest of =12 lymph nodes as a standard quality indicator for colon cancer surgery, this minimum quantity is not reached in many centers.

Keywords

• Colon cancer; Lymph node excision; Methylene blue; Staging; Pathological methodology