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Lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer with the only high-risk histology of submucosal invasion depth ≥ 1000 μm

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Purpose

The number of patients undergoing additional surgery after endoscopic resection (ER) for T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing. Regarding high-risk histology of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in T1 CRC, a submucosal invasion depth ≥ 1000 μm (T1b) alone may be related to a low incidence of LNM. This study was conducted to clarify the incidence of LNM and to identify factors associated with LNM in T1 CRC with high-risk histology characterized only by T1b.

Methods

We retrospectively investigated patients with pathological T1b CRC who underwent colorectal resection between 2010 and 2020. Patients were divided into two groups with high-risk histology: those in whom the only high-risk feature was T1b (low-risk T1b group, n = 263), and those with T1b as well as lymphovascular invasion, tumor budding, or poorly differentiated or mucinous adenocarcinoma (high-risk T1b group, n = 289). The incidences of LNM and recurrence were compared. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify factors associated with LNM in the low-risk T1b group.

Results

The incidences of LNM were 3.8% and 21.6% in the Low- and High-risk T1b groups, respectively (p < 0.01), while the 5-year recurrence rates in the two groups were 0.6% and 3.4%, respectively (p = 0.10). Multivariate analysis revealed that only a predominant histological type of moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (p = 0.04) was independently associated with LNM in the low-risk T1b group.

Conclusion

When considering the omission of additional surgery after ER in cases of T1 CRC whose only high-risk histological feature is T1b, attention should be paid to the predominant histological type.

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

    Yusuke Yamaoka, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Hitoshi Hino, Shoichi Manabe & Kenji Nanishi

  2. Clinical Research Promotion Unit, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan

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Yusuke Yamaoka designed this study and drafted the paper. Yusuke Yamaoka, Akio Shiomi, Hiroyasu Kagawa, Hitoshi Hino, Shoichi Manabe, Kai Chen, and Kenji Naishi obtained and analyzed the data. Akifumi Notsu supervised statistical analyses.

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Yamaoka, Y., Shiomi, A., Kagawa, H. et al. Lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer with the only high-risk histology of submucosal invasion depth ≥ 1000 μm. Int J Colorectal Dis 37, 2387–2395 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-022-04269-6

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