Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Count in Colon Cancer Surgery: A Tumour Location-stratified Prognostic Analysis Based on an Integrated Phase-III Randomized Controlled Trial (JCOG2310AS3)
Objectives: The prognostic significance of lymph node (LN) count in colon cancer (CC) remains controversial. Current guidelines recommend retrieval of ≥12 LNs for accurate staging; however, tumour sidedness may influence its prognostic relevance. This study evaluated the impact of LN count on survival according to tumour sidedness and pathological stage (pStage).
Authors
- Yusuke Suwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-9393)
- Yasumasa Takii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-8542)
- Yukihide Kanemitsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3366-3826)
- Kozo Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2043-8184)
- Fumihiko Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-509X)
- Junki Mizusawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-5298)
- Kenta Iguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3049-0904)
- Shunsuke Tsukamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5143-6312)
- Kazuma Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-1055)
- Yasuhiro Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1385-696X)
- Masafumi Inomata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-3688)
- Akira Ouchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-5370)
- Kohei Murata
- Tetsuya Hamaguchi
- Satoshi Maruyama
- Atsuo Takashima
- Yusuke Sano
- Ryo Inada
- Shin Fujita
- Takeshi Suto
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- Yokohama City University Medical Center (JP)
- CHI Health (US)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization (JP)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- Niigata Cancer Center Hospital (JP)
- Kansai Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
- Tochigi Cancer Center (JP)
- Aichi Cancer Center (JP)
- Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization (JP)
- Oita University Hospital (JP)
- Hyogo University (JP)
- Saitama Medical University (JP)
- Yokohama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Anus Rectum and Colon
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23922/jarc.2026-032
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00