Table 3 Pathologic outcomes.

From: Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with D3 lymph node dissection for right colon cancer in elderly patients

 

Group A

Group B

p value

Pathologic TNM stage

  

0.094

Stage I

11/80

31/127

 

Stage II

37/80

43/127

 

Stage III

32/80

53/127

 

Mean number of harvested LN

25.3 ± 8.2

31.4 ± 16.7

0.001

PRM (cm)

19.5 ± 8.1

19.6 ± 7.8

0.911

DRM (cm)

14.9 ± 6.1

14.2 ± 4.9

0.328

Tumor size (cm2)

5.6 ± 2.2

5.1 ± 3.0

0.128

Lymphatic invasion

35/80

52/127

0.773

Vascular invasion

6/80

14/127

0.403

Perineural invasion

32/80

35/127

0.062

  1. PRM proximal resection margin, DRM distal resection margin, LN lymph nodes.
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