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ArticleGastroenterology report2021

Predictors of lymph-node metastasis in surgically resected T1 colorectal cancer in Western populations.

Zhen Zong, Hui Li, Ce-Gui Hu, Fu-Xin Tang, Zhi-Yang Liu, Peng Deng, Tai-Cheng Zhou, Cheng-Hao Yi

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Article in Gastroenterology report, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen ZongDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Hui LiDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Ce-Gui HuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Fu-Xin TangDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Hernia Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Zhi-Yang LiuDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Peng DengDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Tai-Cheng ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery and Hernia Center, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Cheng-Hao YiDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, P. R. China.
Nanchang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNSixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe risk of lymph-node metastasis (LNM) in T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been well documented in heterogeneous Western populations. This study investigated the predictors of LNM and the long-term outcomes of patients by analysing T1 CRC surgical specimens and patients' demographic data.

methodsPatients with surgically resected T1 CRC between 2004 and 2014 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Patients with multiple primary cancers, with neoadjuvant therapy, or without a confirmed histopathological diagnosis were excluded. Multivariate logistic-regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of LNM.

resultsOf the 22,319 patients, 10.6% had a positive lymph-node status based on the final pathology (nodal category: N1 9.6%, N2 1.0%). Younger age, female sex, Asian or African-American ethnicity, poor differentiation, and tumor site outside the rectum were significantly associated with LNM. Subgroup analyses for patients stratified by tumor site suggested that the rate of positive lymph-node status was the lowest in the rectum (hazard ratio: 0.74; 95% confidence interval: 0.63-0.86).

conclusionThe risk of LNM was potentially lower in Caucasian patients than in API or African-American patients with surgically resected T1 CRC. Regarding the T1 CRC site, the rectum was associated with a lower risk of LNM.

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end results databaseepidemiologylymph-node metastasisoverall survivalsurveillanceT1 colorectal cancer

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