Open AccessPrimary ascending colon cancer accompanying skip metastases in left shoulder skin and left neck lymph node: A case report
Author(s) -
Junchao Zhou,
Jianjun Wang,
Tao Liu,
Qin Tong,
Yuejun Fang,
Zhang-Qiang Wu,
Hong Qian
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i23.8262
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending colon , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , lymph node , radiology , adenocarcinoma , biopsy , lymph , cancer , pathology , surgery
Lymph node skip metastases are common in lung, breast, and thyroid cancer patients, but are rare in colon cancer patients. Specifically, lymph node skip metastases occur in 1%-3% of colon cancer patients. Previous reports have demonstrated colon cancer skip metastases involving the retropancreatic and portocaval lymph nodes and Virchow's node; however, reports involving skip metastases into the left neck lymph nodes and left shoulder skin are extremely rare, as are related reports of clinical treatment and prognosis.