Table 3.
Clinicopathologic characteristics of patients with non-visualized lymphatic flow.
| No. | Lymphatic flow | cTNM/ cStage | pTNM/ pStage | Tumor location/ operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | A/ lap-Rt |
| 2 | – | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | T4a, N0, M0, H0/ II | A/ lap-Rt |
| 3 | – | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | S/ lap-S |
| 4 | – | T2, N0, M0, H0/ I | T2, N0, M0, H0/ I | S/ lap-HAR |
| 5 | – | T3, N1, M0, H0/ IIIa | T3, N0, M0, H0/ II | S/ lap-HAR |
| 6 | – | T3, N1, M0, H0/ IIIa | T3, N0, M0, H0/ II | S/ lap-S |
| 7 | – | T3, N0, M0, H0/ IIIa | T3, N1, M0, H0/ IIIa | S/ lap-S |
| 8 | – | T4a, N2, M0, H0/ IIIa | T3, N2, M0, H0/ IIIb | C/ lap-C |
| 9 | – | T3, N2, M0, H0/ IIIb | T1b, N0, M0, H0/ I | A/ lap-Rt |
| 10 | – | T4b, N2, M0, H0/ IIIb | T3, N1, M0, H0/ IIIa | A/ lap-Rt |
| 11 | – | T1a, N1. M1, H0/ IV | T1a, N0, M1, H1/ IV | S/ lap-S |
| 12 | – | T3, N1, M1, H0/ IV | T4a, N2, M1, H0/ IV | S/ lap-S |
| 13 | – | T4a, N2, M1, H1/ IV | T4a, N3, M1, H1/ IV | S/ lap-S |
| 14 | – | T4a, N2, M1, H0/ IV | T4a, N2, M0, H0/ IIIb | S/ lap-HAR |
C cecal cancer, A ascending colon cancer, T transverse colon cancer, D descending colon cancer, S sigmoid colon cancer, lap-C laparoscopic ileocecal resection, lap-Rt laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, lap-T laparoscopic transverse colon resection, lap-Lt laparoscopic left hemicolectomy, lap-S laparoscopic sigmoid colon resection, lap-HAR laparoscopic high anterior resection.