Rectal Cancer That Has Spread To Lymph Nodes. Stage IV: The cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the liver or lungs. The exact LN status can only be known when an extended lymph node dissection (LND) has been More distal rectal tumours tend to more LN metastases and more lateral lymphatic spread.
The cancer has spread beyond the innermost lining of the colon to the second and third layers and involves the colon's inside wall. Staging helps determine how far the cancer has grown, and if it has spread to other organs or lymph nodes. Having cancer that has metastasized (spread) to lymph nodes does not mean that you have metastatic cancer.
Cancer can appear in lymph nodes either from spreading from the original location, or it can begin in the lymph nodes.
Metastatic cancer is cancer that spreads from its site of If cancer has spread to a point where it cannot be completely removed by surgery, then it is considered incurable.
This information helps physicians determine whether A node that has been removed during a cancer surgery can leave the body without the means to discharge the lymphatic fluid in the affected area. Once it crosses through the muscle layer within the bowel wall, it enters the lymphatic vessels, spreading to local and then regional lymph nodes. Some patients may be candidates for surgical management of cancer that has spread to other nearby organs (i.e. liver, ovaries).
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