Title: Evaluation of CT diagnosis in lymph node metastasis of colon carcinoma
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the value of CT in detecting lymph node metastasis of colon cancer. Methods The lymph node metastasis of colon carcinoma found by CT were compared retrospectively with their pathologic findings after operation.Results All of 113 metastatic lymph nodes(45.3%) in 43 cases of colon cancer were rightly diagnosed by CT, 58 metastalic lymph nodes were misdiagnosed and 67 were missed.Conclusion Lymph node size is not a reliable sign in CT for metastasis in colon cancer .
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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