Impact of Age on the Quality of Lymphadenectomy for Colorectal Cancer

Carlo TorreDepartment of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Surgical Pathology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy,

Panagiotis PaliogiannisDepartment of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Surgical Pathology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy,Correspondence[email protected]
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Fabio PuligheDepartment of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Surgical Pathology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy,

Fabrizio ScognamilloDepartment of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Surgical Pathology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy,

Paolo CastigliaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

Mario TrignanoDepartment of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Surgical Pathology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy,

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of patient age on the number of lymph nodes dissected during surgery for colorectal cancer. Clinical and histopathological data of 231 consecutive patients who underwent elective surgery for colorectal cancer were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were divided into those aged ≤70 years and >70 years. Our findings suggest that patient's age influences the number of lymph nodes detected in surgical specimens; this number was lower in patients aged >70 years and decreased with further aging.

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