Lymphatic Invasion is an Independent Adverse Prognostic Factor in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Publication year
2015Source
Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22 Suppl 3, (2015), pp. 638-45ISSN
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Article / Letter to editor
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Surgery
Pathology
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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vol. 22 Suppl 3
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p. 638
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p. 45
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Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences; Radboudumc 14: Tumours of the digestive tract RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life SciencesAbstract
BACKGROUND: For a selection of patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), liver resection is a curative option. In order to predict long-term survival, clinicopathologic risk scores have been developed, but little is known about histologic factors and their prognostic value for disease-free and overall survival. The objective of the present study was to assess possible prognostic histologic factors in patients with solitary CRLM treated with liver resection who did not receive neoadjuvant treatment. METHODS: Patients with solitary CRLM who underwent liver resection between 1992 and 2011 were evaluated for clinical prognostic factors. Histologic analyses on tumor thickness at the tumor-normal interface, presence of a fibrotic capsule, intrahepatic vascular invasion, lymphatic invasion, or bile duct invasion and perineural growth were performed, using immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: A total of 124 patients were analyzed with a median follow-up of 41 months (range 1-232 months). There was no association between histologic factors and disease-free survival in multivariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, intrahepatic lymphatic invasion was associated with a decreased overall survival (41.9 vs. 61.0 months; p = 0.041), especially in combination with vascular invasion (n = 15) (28.1 vs. 62.2 months; p < 0.0001). In addition, size over 50 mm (29.2 vs. 65.9 months; p = 0.004) and interval less than 12 months between resection of the primary tumor and diagnosis of liver metastasis (49.0 vs. 91.5 months: p = 0.019) were also independent adverse prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: Intrahepatic lymphatic invasion, especially in combination with vascular invasion, is an important adverse prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with solitary CRLM after liver resection.
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