Role of “Second Look” Lymph Node Search in Harvesting Optimal Number of Lymph Nodes for Staging of Colorectal Carcinoma

Table 2

Mean number of lymph nodes retrieved by residents compared to pathologist assistants.

	Mean initial lymph nodes	value	Mean total lymph nodes	value
Residents	8.4 ± 8.0	0.85	15.1 ± 8.3	0.29
Pathologist assistants	8.0 ± 6.0		13 ± 6.8