Table 1 Reported cases of axillary lymph node metastasis of colon cancer
Number | Author | Year | Age/sex | Primary tumor site | ALNM | Other metastatic lesion | Duration from primary tumor resection to ALNM | Surgery for ALNM | Therapy after surgery | Follow-up time after ALNM diagnosis (months) | Recurrence/outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Basso [4] | 2007 | 73/M | Cecum | Left | Cervical nodes | Synchronous | + | Chemotherapy | 9 | (+)/dead |
2 | Gubitoshi [2] | 2009 | 49/M | Left colon | Left | Intra-abdominal mass | 2 years | + | RT | 12 | (+)/alive |
3 | Chieco [5] | 2011 | 52/M | Cecum | Left | Solitary | 2 years | + | FOLFIRI + RT | 12 | (−)/alive |
4 | Perin [6] | 2011 | 49/F | Sigmoid colon | Left | Breast, lung | 3 years | + | ND | 16 | (+)/dead |
5 | Kawamura [7] | 2015 | 76/F | Cecum | Right | Solitary | 2 months | + | – | ND | (−)/alive |
6 | Our case | 2016 | 63/M | Descending colostomy | Left | Solitary | 9 years | + | CapeOX | 5 | (−)/alive |