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ArticleCurrent medical science2024

Histological Risk Factors for Lymph Node Metastasis in pT1 Colorectal Cancer: Does Submucosal Invasion Depth Really Matter?

Bing Yue, Mei Jia, Rui Xu, Guang-Yong Chen, Mu-Lan Jin

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Bing YueDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China.
Mei JiaDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China.
Rui XuDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China.
Guang-Yong Chen *Department of Pathology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100050, China. chenguangyong@ccum.edu.cn.
Mu-Lan Jin *Department of Pathology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, China. kinmokuran@163.com.

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objectiveAfter endoscopic resection of colorectal cancer with submucosal invasion (pT1 CRC), additional surgical treatment is recommended if deep submucosal invasion (DSI) is present. This study aimed to further elucidate the risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with pT1 CRC, especially the effect of DSI on LNM.

methodsPatients with pT1 CRC who underwent lymph node dissection were selected. The Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between clinicopathological characteristics and LNM. The submucosal invasion depth (SID) was measured via 4 methods and analyzed with 3 cut-off values.

resultsTwenty-eight of the 239 patients presented with LNM (11.7%), and the independent risk factors for LNM included high histological grade (P=0.003), lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (P=0.004), intermediate to high budding (Bd 2/3) (P=0.008), and cancer gland rupture (CGR) (P=0.008). Moreover, the SID, width of submucosal invasion (WSI), and area of submucosal invasion (ASI) were not significantly different. When one, two, three or more risk factors were identified, the LNM rates were 1.1% (1/95), 12.5% (7/56), and 48.8% (20/41), respectively.

conclusionIndicators such as the SID, WSI, and ASI are not risk factors for LNM and are subjective in their measurement, which renders them relatively inconvenient to apply in clinical practice. In contrast, histological grade, LVI, tumor budding and CGR are relatively straightforward to identify and have been demonstrated to be statistically significant. It would be prudent to focus on these histological factors rather than subjective measurements.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm InvasivenessAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIntestinal MucosaLymph Node ExcisionLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRisk Factorscancer gland ruptureearly colorectal cancerlymph node dissectionlymph node metastasissubmucosal invasion depthtumor budding

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