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Comparison of Vascular Invasion With Lymph Node Metastasis as a Prognostic Factor in Stage I-III Colon Cancer: An Observational Cohort Study

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FRONTIERS IN SURGERY
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.773019

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colonic neoplasms; vascular invasion; lymph node metastasis; prognosis; recurrence

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In patients with non-metastatic colon cancer, vascular invasion (VI) and lymph node metastasis (LNM) independently impact disease-free survival (DFS). There is a comparable 5-year DFS rate between the VI-/LNM+ and VI+/LNM- groups, but DFS deteriorates in the order of IIIA, II, and IIIB when the VI-/LNM+ group is further subdivided by nodal staging.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of vascular invasion (VI) in comparison with that of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in non-metastatic colon cancer.Methods: Patients who underwent curative surgery for stage I-III colon cancer were divided into four groups depending on the status of VI and LNM (Group I: VI-/LNM-; Group II: VI+/LNM-; Group III: VI-/LNM+; Group IV: VI+/LNM+). Group III was subdivided according to the nodal (N) stage (Group IIIA: VI-/N1; Group IIIB: VI-/N2). Oncological outcomes were compared between Groups II and III.Results: In total, 793 non-metastatic colon cancer patients were included. Group II [hazard ratio (HR) 2.34, 1.01-5.41] and Group III (HR 1.91, 1.26-2.89) were independently associated with poor disease-free survival (DFS). The 5-year DFS rates were comparable in Groups II (71.6%) and III (72.5%) (P = 0.637). When Group III was subdivided into Groups IIIA and IIIB, DFS deteriorated in the following order: Groups IIIA, II, and IIIB. The 5-year DFS rates were 79.7, 71.6, and 61.4% in Groups IIIA, II, and IIIB, respectively. Group II had a tendency toward early recurrence. The 1- and 2-year DFS rates were 76.3 and 71.6% in Group II and 88.3 and 79.8% in Group III, respectively (P = 0.067 and 0.247). All recurrences in Group II were distant metastases.Conclusion: VI is a prognostic factor as significant as LNM and may be a stronger prognostic factor than N1 stage in non-metastatic colon cancer. Furthermore, a potential association was observed between VI and recurrence patterns, such as early recurrence and distant metastasis.

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