Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	19625
Country	Germany

Received	2015-05-14 19:44
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-15 20:25
To Make the First Decision	2015-07-14 11:45
Return for Revision	2015-08-28 13:05
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Second Decision	2015-10-14 09:00
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-10-26 17:46
Articles in Press	2015-10-26 17:46
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-11-02 14:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-18 12:39

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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Stage migration vs immunology: The lymph node count story in colon cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Bruno Märkl
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Bruno Märkl, Privatdozent, Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Augsburg, Stenglinstrasse 2, 86156 Augsburg, Germany. bruno.maerkl@klinikum-augsburg.de
Key Words	Colon cancer; Lymph node harvest; Stage migration; Understaging; Will Rogers; Immune response
Core Tip	The number of evaluated lymph nodes is prognostic in stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ colon cancers. Understaging due to inadequate lymph node harvest causing a stage migration effect is a widely accepted explanation for this. However, there is growing evidence that understaging plays only a minor role in this context. It seems much more likely that immune response has influence on the lymph nodes’ detectability and is associated with outcome in colon cancer.
Publish Date	2015-11-18 12:39
Citation	Märkl B. Stage migration vs immunology: The lymph node count story in colon cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(43): 12218-12233
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i43/12218.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12218

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