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OCT 6, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

Obesity and pathological features of tumour aggressiveness and lymph node staging in colon cancer: a multicentre propensity score-matched study

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Abstract Aim To investigate whether obesity (BMI ≥ 30) influences pathological markers of tumour aggressiveness and lymph node staging quality (≥ 12 retrieved nodes) in patients un

AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE

T1 colorectal cancer: determinants of lymph node metastasis, survival patterns, and risk-adapted management

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A narrative review synthesizing evidence on risk factors for lymph node metastasis in T1 colorectal cancer and proposing a structured pathology framework to guide clinical decision-making, without new primary data.