Is the oncological impact of vascular invasion more important in right colon cancer?
10.7602/jmis.2022.25.2.49
- Author:
Gyung Mo SON
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Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
- Publication Type:EDITORIAL
- From:Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2022;25(2):49-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Vascular invasion is an unfavorable prognostic factor for the recurrence and systemic metastasis of colon cancer. An interesting study in this issue evaluate the difference in the oncological impact of vascular invasion according to tumor side in colon cancer. The authors suggest that the oncological impact of vascular invasion could be worse in nonmetastatic right colon cancer than in nonmetastatic left colon cancer. Herein, hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to detect vascular invasion. In a recent study, elastin staining could detect more venous invasion. It is expected that the molecular pathologic characteristics of colon cancer can be identified precisely and the oncological outcomes of colon cancer can be improved in the future.
