Lymph node dissection
Lymph node dissection has been studied in 8 papers since 2016: 7 observational studies in people, 1 review; 2 in the past year. The newest paper, Mar 5, 2026: “Prognostic Value of the Clinical Frailty Scale for Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Rectal Cancer Surgery in Older Patients”.
8 papers study it1 findingUpdated
See all 8 papers on lymph node dissection
At a glance
The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.
“Elderly patients with early-stage NSCLC who received LND (OSmedian: 60 vs 23; CSSmedian: 136 vs 32) had significantly improved OS and CSS”
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Humans7
What did studies of lymph node dissection find?
1Studies of lymph node dissection measured one outcome, overall survival.
Overall survival
upin humans1
1 study
Overall survival
upin humans1
Lymph node dissection is linked with better overall survival in humans (early-stage NSCLC) (median OS 60 vs 23 months; median CSS 136 vs 32 months).
“Elderly patients with early-stage NSCLC who received LND (OSmedian: 60 vs 23; CSSmedian: 136 vs 32) had significantly improved OS and CSS”
Humansearly-stage NSCLCn = 10,240
Journal of comparative effectiveness research