Peng Gao1, Yongxi Song1, Yuchong Yang1, Shan Zhao1, Yu Sun1, Jingxu Sun1, Xiaowan Chen1, Zhenning Wang2. 1. Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City, 110001, People's Republic of China. 2. Department of Surgical Oncology and General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City, 110001, People's Republic of China. josieon826@sina.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: To date, no guidelines have standardized the number of examined lymph nodes (eLNs) after neoadjuvant treatment. This study investigated the minimum number of eLNs required for patients with rectal cancer (RC) who received neoadjuvant treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was based on data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database. We included 2173 patients with RC who received neoadjuvant therapy. Restricted cubic spline was used to analyze the association between eLNs and lymph node metastasis (LNM). RESULTS: The number of eLNs was an independent predictive factor for the presence of LNM (odds ratio 1.033; 95% confidence interval 1.020-1.046; P < 0.001). When the number of eLN ≤ 16, 10 and 11 eLNs had the highest rates of positive LNM. Analysis of the restricted cubic spline method found that when number of eLNs was < 10, the LNM rate increased rapidly, but this increase was not so obviously when there were > 10 eLNs. CONCLUSIONS: Among RC patients who receive neoadjuvant therapy, the minimum number of eLNs may be 10 to ensure pathological quality.
BACKGROUND: To date, no guidelines have standardized the number of examined lymph nodes (eLNs) after neoadjuvant treatment. This study investigated the minimum number of eLNs required for patients with rectal cancer (RC) who received neoadjuvant treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was based on data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database. We included 2173 patients with RC who received neoadjuvant therapy. Restricted cubic spline was used to analyze the association between eLNs and lymph node metastasis (LNM). RESULTS: The number of eLNs was an independent predictive factor for the presence of LNM (odds ratio 1.033; 95% confidence interval 1.020-1.046; P < 0.001). When the number of eLN ≤ 16, 10 and 11 eLNs had the highest rates of positive LNM. Analysis of the restricted cubic spline method found that when number of eLNs was < 10, the LNM rate increased rapidly, but this increase was not so obviously when there were > 10 eLNs. CONCLUSIONS: Among RC patients who receive neoadjuvant therapy, the minimum number of eLNs may be 10 to ensure pathological quality.
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