CT for lymph node staging of Colon cancer: not only size but also location and number of lymph node count.
Eun Kyoung HongFederica LandolfiFrancesca CastagnoliSae Jin ParkJudith BootJose Van den BergJeong Min LeeRegina Beets-TanPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)
There were significant associations between lymph node status and imaging features of lymph nodes on CT in colon cancer patients. The largest short diameter of lymph node and presence of internal heterogeneity can be used to predict the malignant status of lymph node in colon cancer patients. Also, the number of lymph nodes near the colonic tumor should be considered in assessment of colon cancer lymph node involvement on CT.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- contrast enhanced
- peritoneal dialysis
- image quality
- early stage
- single cell
- mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- peripheral blood
- patient reported
- fluorescence imaging