Open AccessTumor Deposits in Stage III Colon Cancer
Author(s) -
Victor E. Pricolo,
Jon A. Steingrimsson,
Tracey J. McDuffie,
Joshua McHale,
Brian A. McMillen,
Mark Shparber
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1537-453X
pISSN - 0277-3732
DOI - 10.1097/coc.0000000000000645
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphovascular invasion , proportional hazards model , perineural invasion , hazard ratio , stage (stratigraphy) , survival analysis , colorectal cancer , cancer , retrospective cohort study , log rank test , oncology , gastroenterology , surgery , confidence interval , metastasis , paleontology , biology
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for stage III colon cancer define low-risk versus high-risk patients based on T (1 to 3 vs. 4) and N (1 vs. 2) status, with some variations in treatment. This study analyzes the impact of tumor deposits (TDs), T and N status, poor differentiation (PD), perineural invasion (PNI), and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) on survival.