Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology

Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology
Open Access

ISSN: 2472-4971

Research Article - (2016) Volume 1, Issue 2

Stroma-High Lymph Node Involvement Predicts Poor Survival More Accurately for Patients with Stage III Colon Cancer

Gabi W Van Pelt1, Torben F Hansen2, Esther Bastiaannet1, Sanne Kjær-Frifeldt3, J Han JM Van Krieken4, Rob AEM Tollenaar1, Flemming B Sørensen3,5 and Wilma E Mesker1*
1Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
2Department of Oncology, Vejle Hospital, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
3Department of Clinical Pathology, Vejle Hospital, part of Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
4Department of Pathology, Radboud Nijmegen, The Netherlands
5Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
*Corresponding Author: Wilma E Mesker, Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands, Tel: 31715262987, Fax: +31715266750 Email:

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