A multicenter prospective observational study of lymph node metastasis patterns and short-term outcomes of extended lymphadenectomy in right-sided colon cancer.

Shunsuke TsukamotoAkira OuchiKoji KomoriManabu ShiozawaMasayoshi YasuiMasayuki OhueHitoshi NogamiYasumasa TakiiKonosuke MoritaniYukihide Kanemitsu

Published in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)

Routine prophylactic extended lymphadenectomy around the SMA might not be necessary in caecum and ascending colon cancer. Dissection around the SMA may be necessary in cases of transverse colon cancer or when the feeding artery is the MCA.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
early stage
cross sectional
sentinel lymph node
clinical practice
pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension