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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2025; 17(8): 105391
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.105391
Published online Aug 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.105391
Table 4 Morphological characteristics of metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes, n (%)
| Morphological characteristics | Metastatic lymph nodes (n = 150) | Non-metastatic lymph nodes (n = 115) | χ2 | P value | |
| Margin | Ill-defined | 92 (61.33) | 47 (40.87) | 10.930 | < 0.001 |
| Well-defined | 58 (38.67) | 68 (59.13) | |||
| Aggregation | With | 54 (36.00) | 26 (22.61) | 5.539 | 0.019 |
| Without | 96 (64.00) | 89 (77.39) | |||
| Enhancement | Uneven | 100 (66.67) | 55 (47.83) | 9.517 | 0.002 |
| Uniform | 50 (33.33) | 60 (52.17) | |||
- Citation: Liu W, Kong DM, An JK, Song LT. Analysis of the clinical value of gemstone spectral computed tomography imaging in the preoperative assessment of colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(8): 105391
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i8.105391