Lymph Node Mapping in Transverse Colon Cancer Treated Using Laparoscopic Colectomy With D3 Lymph Node Dissection.

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Gastroenterological Center, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.

Published: March 2022


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Article Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic surgery for transverse colon cancer has been excluded from 7 randomized trials for various reasons. The optimal procedure for transverse colon cancer remains controversial.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the patterns of lymph node metastasis in transverse colon cancer and to report short- and long-term outcomes of the treatment procedures.

Design: This was a single-center retrospective study.

Settings: This study was conducted at Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Patients: We enrolled 252 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for transverse colon cancer.

Interventions: The transverse colon was divided into 3 segments, and the procedures for transverse colon cancer were based on these segments, as follows: right hemicolectomy, transverse colectomy, and left hemicolectomy.

Main Outcome Measures: Postoperatively, the surgeons identified and mapped the lymph nodes from specimens and performed formalin fixation separately to compare the results of the pathological findings.

Results: For right-sided, middle-segment, and left-sided transverse colon cancers, the frequency of lymph node metastases was 28.2%, 19.2%, and 19.2%. Skipped lymph node metastasis occurred in right-sided and left-sided transverse colon cancers but not in middle-segment transverse colon cancers. The pathological vascular invasion rate was significantly higher in right and left hemicolectomy than in transverse colectomy. For right hemicolectomy, transverse colectomy, and left hemicolectomy, 5-year overall survival rates were 96.3%, 92.7%, and 93.7%, and relapse-free survival rates were 92.4%, 88.3%, and 95.5%. In multivariate analysis, the independent risk factor for relapse-free survival was lymph node metastasis.

Limitations: Selection bias and different backgrounds may have influenced surgical and long-term outcomes.

Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery for transverse colon cancer may be a feasible technique. Harvested lymph node mapping after laparoscopic resection based on D3 lymphadenectomy may help guide the field of dissection when managing patients who have transverse colon cancer. The only independent prognostic factor for relapse-free survival was node-positive cancer. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/B706.MAPEO DE GANGLIOS LINFÁTICOS EN CÁNCER DE COLON TRANSVERSO TRATADO MEDIANTE COLECTOMÍA LAPAROSCÓPICA CON LINFADENECTOMÍA D3ANTECEDENTES:La cirugía laparoscópica en casos de cáncer de colon transverso fué excluida de siete estudios randomizados mayores por diversas razones. El procedimiento más idóneo en casos de cáncer de colon transverso, sigue siendo controvertido.OBJETIVO:Analizar los patrones de las metástasis en los ganglios linfáticos en casos de cáncer de colon transverso y reportar los resultados a corto y largo plazo de los diferentes procedimientos para su tratamiento.DISEÑO:Estudio retrospectivo en un solo centro de referencia.AJUSTE:Estudio llevado a cabo en el Hospital del Instituto del Cancer, Tokio, Japón.PACIENTES:Fueron incluidos 252 pacientes, sometidos a cirugía laparoscópica por cáncer de colon transverso.INTERVENCIONES:El colon transverso fué dividido en tres segmentos y los procedimientos en casos de cáncer se basaron sobre estos segmentos del tranverso, de la siguiente manera: hemicolectomía derecha, colectomía transversa y hemicolectomía izquierda.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE RESULTADO:En el postoperatorio, los cirujanos identificaron y mapearon los ganglios linfáticos de las piezas quirúrgicas y las fijaron con formaldehido por separado para así poder comparar los resultados con los hallazgos histopatológicos.RESULTADOS:En los cánceres de colon transverso del segmento derecho, del segmento medio y del segmento izquierdo, la frecuencia de metástasis en los ganglios linfáticos fue del 28,2%, 19,2% y 19,2%, respectivamente. Las metástasis en los ganglios linfáticos omitidos se produjo en los cánceres de colon transverso del lado derecho y del lado izquierdo, pero no en los cánceres de colon transverso del segmento medio. La tasa de invasión vascular patológica fue significativamente mayor en la hemicolectomía derecha e izquierda que en la colectomía transversa. Para la hemicolectomía derecha, colectomía transversa y hemicolectomía izquierda, las tasas de supervivencia general a cinco años fueron del 96,3%, 92,7% y 93,7%, y las tasas de supervivencia sin recaída fueron del 92,4%, 88,3% y 95,5%, respectivamente. En el análisis multivariado, el factor de riesgo independiente para la sobrevida sin recidiva fue la metástasis en los ganglios linfáticos.LIMITACIONES:El sesgo de selección y los diferentes antecedentes pueden haber influido en los resultados quirúrgicos a largo plazo.CONCLUSIONES:La cirugía laparoscópica en casos de cáncer de colon transverso puede ser una técnica factible. El mapeo de los ganglios linfáticos recolectados después de la resección laparoscópica basada en la linfadenectomía D3 puede ayudar a guiar el campo de la disección en el manejo de pacientes con cáncer de colon transverso. El único factor pronóstico independiente para el SLR fue el cáncer con ganglios positivos. Consulte Video Resumen en http://links.lww.com/DCR/B706. (Traducción-Dr. Xavier Delgadillo).

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