Metastasis to lymph nodes around the vascular tie worsens long-term oncological outcomes following complete mesocolic excision and conventional colectomy for right-sided colon cancer.
Serkan ZengerErman AytaçBulent GurbuzVolkan OzbenEmre ÖzoranBilgi BacaEmre Balıkİsmail HamzaoğluTayfun KarahasanogluDursun BugraPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2021)
LNVT metastasis seems to be the key factor associated with poor disease-free and overall survival in right colon cancer regardless of the radicality of surgery.