The 6 patients who had metastasis in. main nodes had a mean (range) number of metastatic lymph nodes of 12 (5-32), with all coming from the pericolic or intermediate lymph nodes.

Colon Cancer and Lymph Nodes by Sheela Philomena on Sep 15 2011 11:29 AM Scientists have seen an increase in the percentage of patients who have a high number of lymph nodes evaluated during colon ...

During the past two decades there has been a significant increase in the percentage of patients who have a high number of lymph nodes evaluated during colon cancer operations, but this improvement ...

Results: The tumor location was right colon in 1,075 (55%), transverse 135 (7%), left colon 198 (10%), and sigmoid 533 (27%). The median LN number examined was 13 (range 0-70). Results of the ...

Results: The median number of lymph nodes removed at colectomy was 11 (range, one to 87). Of the 3,411 assessable patients, 648 had no evidence of lymph node metastasis. Multivariate analyses were ...

HOUSTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The more lymph nodes are removed and examined during colon cancer surgery, the better the outcome, according to a U.S. review of 17 studies. The review, published in the ...

Standard Is Removal of 12 Lymph Nodes . ... They used the 2004-2014 National Cancer Database to identify colectomies for nonmetastatic colon adenocarcinoma, excluding transverse colon and rectal ...

During the past two decades there has been a significant increase in the percentage of patients who have a high number of lymph nodes evaluated during colon cancer operations, but this improvement ...

Wang J, Zhou J, Zhao S, et al. Robotic versus laparoscopic anterior resection for the treatment of stage II and III sigmoid colon cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis. J Robot Surg . 2024 ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The number of lymph nodes evaluated for colon cancer has risen significantly over the past two decades. However, according to a study in the September 14 issue ...