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
middle aged
end stage renal disease
cell migration
ejection fraction
sentinel lymph node
newly diagnosed
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
early stage
rectal cancer