Cancer histology in metastatic lymph node predicts prognosis in patients with node-positive stage IV colorectal cancer

Background Appropriate prognostic indicators are required for patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC). Lymph node metastasis mainly involves four histological types of CRC. Some metastatic lymph nodes (mLNs) showing cribriform carcinoma are associated with distant metastasis in patients with...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Shozo Yokoyama, Takashi Watanabe, Shuichi Matsumura, Masato Tamiya, Shotaro Nagano, Yuya Hori
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2024-07-01
Subjects:	Lymph node metastasis Histology Metastatic colorectal cancer
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/17702.pdf