Risk factors for lymph node metastasis in early colon cancer.
You Jin LeeChang Hyun KimJung Kyong ShinYoon Ah ParkYong Beom ChoHee Cheol KimSeong Hyeon YunWoo Yong LeePublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2020)
Positive LN status predicted poor disease-free survival in patients with early cancer. This suggests that depth of tumor invasion ≥ sm2 and the presence of lymphatic invasion in early colon cancer provide useful information to determine which patients would benefit from radical surgery.
Keyphrases
- lymph node metastasis
- papillary thyroid
- free survival
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- cell migration
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- optical coherence tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- health information
- patient reported