Lymphatic spread patterns in young versus elderly patients with stage III colon cancer.

Jihyung SongKozo KataokaManabu InoueTakeshi YamadaManabu ShiozawaNaohito BeppuSho KuriyamaTakeshi SutoNobuhisa MatsuhashiYusuke SakuraAkiyoshi KanazawaHiroyasu KagawaYukihide Kanemitsu Wim P CeelenMasataka Ikeda

Published in: BJS open (2024)

Young patients with stage III colon cancer have a higher risk of central lymph nodes invasion, suggesting a more aggressive disease biology. The presence of central lymph nodes invasion are associated with a worse outcome in young patients.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
middle aged
cell migration
ejection fraction
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
sentinel lymph node
early stage
patient reported outcomes