Lymph Node Metastases and Associated Recurrence-Free Survival in Microsatellite Stable and Unstable Colon Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: In MSI colon cancer, LNMs are 50 % less prevalent, but the factors associated with LNM are like those in MSS colon cancer. The improved prognosis traditionally associated with early-stage MSI colon cancers dissipates with four or more LNMs. These findings should be taken into consideration by clinicians selecting the most appropriate course of treatment for MSI colon cancer.PMID:37700171 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-023-14270-0

Source: Ann Oncol - September 12, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lynn Hakki Asama Khan Mithat Gonen Zsofia Stadler Neil H Segal Jinru Shia Maria Widmar Iris H Wei J Joshua Smith Emmanouil P Pappou Garrett M Nash Philip B Paty Julio Garcia-Aguilar Martin R Weiser Source Type: research