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Mediastinal lymph node metastasis of colon cancer: Report of a case

Abstract

We herein describe a patient with mediastinal lymph node metastases which occurred after both a primary sigmoid colon cancer and metachronous ovarian metastasis had been resected. The most likely route of metastases to the mediastinum in this case is the paravertebral venous plexus probably connected to the ovarian metastasis, or so-called remetastasis. This case illustrates that the mediastinum is thus a possible metastatic site in patients with colon cancer. Surgeons should therefore pay attention to the mediastinum as well as the lung fields when checking chest X-ray films during a follow-up of patients after a resection of colon cancer.

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Kura, H., Sato, N., Uchiyama, A. et al. Mediastinal lymph node metastasis of colon cancer: Report of a case. Surg Today 29, 375–377 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483068

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Key Words

  • mediastinum
  • lymph node
  • metastasis
  • colon cancer