Pure Well-Differentiated Adenocarcinoma Is a Safe Factor for Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 and T2 Colorectal Cancer: A Pilot Study

Background and Aims. Various risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) have been reported in colorectal T1 cancers. However, the factors available are insufficient for predicting LNM. We therefore investigated the utility of the new histological factor “pure well-differentiated adenocarcinoma” (P...

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Main Authors: Naohisa Yoshida, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Ken Inoue, Ritsu Yasuda, Ryohei Hirose, Yuji Naito, Yoshito Itoh, Tomohiro Arita, Yasutoshi Murayama, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Eigo Otsuji, Akio Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Ogiso, Takaaki Murakami, Yukiko Morinaga, Eiichi Konishi, Yutaka Inada, Mitsuo Kishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8798405