The Number of Natural Killer Cells in the Largest Diameter Lymph Nodes Is Associated with the Number of Retrieved Lymph Nodes and Lymph Node Size, and Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer

• Published in: Oncology Vol. 95; no. 5; pp. 288 - 296
• Main Authors: Okada, Kazutake, Sadahiro, Sotaro, Chan, Lin Fung, Ogimi, Takashi, Miyakita, Hiroshi, Saito, Gota, Tanaka, Akira, Suzuki, Toshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Clinical Study; Adenocarcinoma; Survival analysis; Colonic neoplasm; Natural killer cells; Lymph nodes

Objective: We previously reported that the largest diameter of retrieved lymph nodes (LNs) correlates with the number of LNs and is a prognostic factor in stage II colon cancer. We examine whether T, B, and natural killer (NK) cells in LNs are related to the number of LNs and survival. Methods: The...