Case Reports in Pathology (Jan 2013)

Size of Metastatic Lymph Nodes

  • L. Uriev,
  • I. Maslovsky,
  • F. Barak,
  • D. Ben-Dor

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/648219
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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We present a case and review of the literature of well-differentiated sigmoid adenocarcinoma with numerous metastases into pericolic lymph nodes. All positive lymph nodes were small. The authors concluded that there is no clear correlation between nodal size and the likelihood of metastasis in the lymph node, and the status of small lymph nodes must receive special attention by clinicians and pathologists.