Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2006; 12(28): 4466-4472
Published online Jul 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i28.4466
Table 5 Reports of occult lymph node metastasis
AuthorYrResults
Tian et al[79]1992HE: 8/56 (14%) Cytokeratin: 17/56 = (30%)
Ando et al[80]1997K-ras: paraaortic lymph nodes: 42/101 (42%)
Demeure et al[81]1998K-ras: Stage I (T1-2, N0, M0) 16/22 (73%)
Yamada et al[82]2000K-ras (-) has a better prognosis than K-ras (+)
Bogoevski et al[83]2004Ber–EP4: immunostaining 56/148 (37.8%)