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ArticleCancers2025

Metastatic Patterns of Apical Lymph Node and Prognostic Analysis in Rectal and Sigmoid Colon Cancer-A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study of 2809 Cases.

Mingguang Zhang, Fuqiang Zhao, Aiwen Wu, Xiaohui Du, Lei Zhou, Shiwen Mei, Fangze Wei, Shidong Hu, Xinzhi Liu, Hua Yang and 5 more

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Mingguang ZhangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9033-1000
Fuqiang ZhaoDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Aiwen WuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China.
Xiaohui DuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Lei ZhouDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
Shiwen MeiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Fangze WeiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Shidong HuDepartment of General Surgery, The First Medical Center, Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xinzhi LiuKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 100142, China.
Hua YangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
Lai XuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Yi XiaoDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Xishan WangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Qian LiuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
On Behalf Of The Chinese Apical Lymph Node Study Consortium

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7254408CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) 2024-I2M-C&T-B-051National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding, Cooperation Fund of CHCAMS Beijing & Langfang & SZCH CFA202502001National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding, Cooperation Fund of CHCAMS Beijing & Langfang & SZCH CFA202503009National Major Science and Technology Project 2024ZD0536500
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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apical lymph nodelymph node metastatic patternsprognosisrectal cancersigmoid colon cancer

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PMID40723272
PMCPMC12293202

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