Tumour deposit count is an independent prognostic factor in colorectal cancer-a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tumour deposits are a prognostic factor for overall survival and distant metastasis in lymph node-negative colorectal cancer. However, the current TNM staging system does not account for the presence of tumour deposits in lymph node-positive colorectal cancer, or for the presence of multiple deposits. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic effect of tumour deposit count in patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods

Patients who underwent curative surgery for colorectal cancer between 2016 and 2019 were identified nationwide from the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry. Patients with undisclosed tumour deposit status/count and stage IV disease were excluded. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to assess the prognostic effect of tumo

SUBMITTER: Lundstrom S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683728 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature