[D2 and D3 lymph node dissection for colon cancer].
O I KitYu A GevorkyanA M KarachunN V SoldatkinaO K BondarenkoV E KolesnikovPublished in: Khirurgiia (2024)
D3 lymph node dissection is safe for colon cancer. Metastatic lesions of apical lymph nodes during D3 lymph node dissection were detected only in patients with lesions of regional lymph nodes (rN1-2). Disease-free and overall 5-year survival were similar after D2 and D3 lymph node dissection.