title: [Lymphatic metastasis in central direction and bowel axial direction in colonic cancers].
abstract: 485 lymph nodes were founded by palpation in 44 R3 resected specimens of colonic cancers. In the bowel axial direction, the rate of lymphatic metastasis was 6.8%, which accound for 9.6% of the positive lymph node metastasis. All these positive nodes were limited from 10 cm proximal to 5 cm distal to the tumor. In the central direction, the rate of mesenteric lymphatic metastasis was 20.4%, and the rate of lymphatic metastasis at the root of mesentery was 4.5%, which accounted for 38.1% of the positive lymph node metastasis. Compared to the bowel axial direction, mesenteric lymphatic metastasis in the central direction was more common and should be carefully disseted during radical operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, China Medical University, Shenyang.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged