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Lack of correlation of T and B lymphocytes with stage of colorectal carcinoma

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Total lymphocyte counts and T and B lymphocytes were measured preoperatively in 19 patients with colorectal carcinoma. No correlation between lymphocyte levels and tumor stage was found. It is concluded that enumeration of T and B lymphocytes in adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum would not be helpful in predicting disease status.

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  1. Department of Medicine, St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul

    Barbara A. Neilan M.D.

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Barbara A. Neilan M.D.

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Neilan, B.A. Lack of correlation of T and B lymphocytes with stage of colorectal carcinoma. Dis Colon Rectum 23, 65–67 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587593

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