IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT- VERSUS LEFT-SIDED COLON CANCERS? DOES SIDE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP?

Leonardo Alfonso Bustamante-LopezSergio Carlos NahasCaio Sergio R NahasRodrigo Ambar PintoCarlos Frederico S MarquesIvan Cecconello

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2019)

This analysis provides evidence that the prognosis of localized left-sided colon cancer is better compared to right-sided colon cancer. Also, the patients with right colon cancer have more advanced stage, mucinous tumor and are older.

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