Prognostic significance of tumor deposit counts in stage III colorectal cancer based on T/N staging and chemotherapy status: A retrospective cohort study
TD indicates poor prognosis in stage III CRC, with ≥3 TD significantly worsening survival, yet the prognosis remains poor in TD-positive patients with high-risk (T4 or N2) regardless of TD count. Moreover, TD count does not influence chemotherapy's mortality benefit.
Authors
- Baochi Ou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-5232)
- Chenxiao Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5534-0613)
- Lingsha Xu
- Xuan‐Qin Chen
- Yating Zheng
- Yifei Pan
- Hangjia Xu
- Ibrahim Mohamed Bakour Abdourahaman
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.02.004
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09