Distribution of lymph node metastasis and oncological outcomes of mid-transverse colon cancer: extended versus transverse colectomy.
Hyeong-Min ParkJaram LeeSoo Young LeeChang Hyun KimHyeong Rok KimPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Extended and transverse colectomies showed similar short-term and long-term outcomes for mid-transverse colon cancer. However, care should be taken to determine the extent of resection considering the possibility of metastatic lymph nodes along the right colic artery.