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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: CUSUM charts in the quality control of colon cancer lymph node analysis: a population-registry study

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Surgery with curative intent with lymph node resection

Palliative surgery without lymphadenectomy

Full pathology report

Incomplete pathology report

Clear clinical status at last follow-up

Doubtful clinical status at the last follow-up

Colon tumours

Appendiceal and rectal tumours

 

Surgery without resection

 

Metastasis at diagnosis

 

Inadequate follow-up