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Lymph Node Size on Computed Tomography Images Is a Predictive Indicator for Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors

TOSHIAKI TANAKA, HIROAKI NOZAWA, KAZUSHIGE KAWAI, KEISUKE HATA, TOMOMICHI KIYOMATSU, TAKESHI NISHIKAWA, KENSUKE OTANI, KAZUHITO SASAKI, KOJI MURONO and TOSHIAKI WATANABE
In Vivo September 2017, 31 (5) 1011-1017;

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    Figure 1.

    Number of LNs detected by CT predictive of LN metastasis (AUC=0.844). The sensitivity was 66.7% and specificity was 87.5% for pathologically-positive LNs when LNs larger than 5 mm are detected in the pericolic/perirectal region on the CT images.

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    Number of LNs detected by a CT predictive of LN metastasis (AUC=0.890). The sensitivity was 100% and specificity was 76.5% for pathologically positive LNs when LNs are detected in the intermediate region on the CT image.

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    Figure 3.

    Diameter of intermediate LNs measured by CT to predict LN metastasis (AUC=0.8971). The sensitivity was 100% and specificity was 82.4% for pathologically positive LNs when LNs larger than 3 mm in diameter are found on the CT image.

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Lymph Node Size on Computed Tomography Images Is a Predictive Indicator for Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors
TOSHIAKI TANAKA, HIROAKI NOZAWA, KAZUSHIGE KAWAI, KEISUKE HATA, TOMOMICHI KIYOMATSU, TAKESHI NISHIKAWA, KENSUKE OTANI, KAZUHITO SASAKI, KOJI MURONO, TOSHIAKI WATANABE
In Vivo Sep 2017, 31 (5) 1011-1017;
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