Solitary mediastinal lymph node recurrence after curative resection of colon cancer.

Abstract

We report two cases of solitary mediastinal lymph node recurrence after colon cancer resection. Both cases had para-aortic lymph node metastasis at the time of initial surgery and received adjuvant chemotherapy for 4 years in case 1 and 18 mo in case 2. The time to recurrence was more than 8 years in both cases. After resection of the recurrent tumor, the patient is doing well with no recurrence for 6 years in case 1 and 4 mo in case 2. Patients should be followed up after colon cancer surgery considering the possibility of solitary mediastinal lymph node recurrence if they had para-aortic node metastasis at the time of initial surgery.

• Authors: Yasuhiro Matsuda, Masahiko Yano, Norikatsu Miyoshi, Shingo Noura, Masayuki Ohue, Keijiro Sugimura, Masaaki Motoori, Kentaro Kishi, Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Kunihito Gotoh, Shigeru Marubashi, Hirofumi Akita, Hidenori Takahashi, Masato Sakon
• Journal: World journal of gastrointestinal surgery (World J Gastrointest Surg) Vol. 6 Issue 8 Pg. 164-8 (Aug 27 2014) ISSN: 1948-9366 [Print] United States
• PMID: 25161766 (Publication Type: Case Reports)