The association between appendectomy and increased invasion of ascending colon cancer: a retrospective study involving 880 patients
Appendectomy is associated with a higher aggressiveness of subsequent ascending colon cancer, particularly regarding LNM. Chronic appendicitis has been linked to a decrease in tumor invasion of ascending colon cancer.
Authors
- Rui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-9702)
- Dingchang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-2961)
- Xu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2832-642X)
- Zhao Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-8592)
- Guanglong Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2670-0609)
Institutions
- Nankai University (CN)
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN)
- PLA Academy of Military Science (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-025-03896-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25