Long-term prognosis of patients with pT1-2 colorectal cancer unaffected by lymph node metastasis
Bolun Song,
Liming Wang,
Yinggang Chen
et al.
Abstract:Background/Aim: Our goal was to investigate patients with pT1-2 colorectal cancer (CRC) in terms of lymph node metastasis (LNM) and its clinical implications, perhaps questioning the staging of such tumors.
Patients and Methods: This retrospective cohort study took place at a high-volume cancer center in Japan. We stratified patients with pT1-2 CRC (n=1288) by presence (LNM+) or absence (LNM-) of LNM, assessing overall (OS), cancer-specific (CSS), and relapse-free (RFS) survival rates in both groups before and… Show more
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