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We aimed to detail the anatomical distribution of metastatic LNs in patients undergoing elective subtotal colectomy for TSF.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between 2000 and 2016, 65 patients were included. At pathological analysis, LNs were classified into two groups: locoregional LN (along the left colic artery) and distant LN (along the middle colic, right colic, and ileocolic arteries).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The median number of LNs examined was 20. Eighteen patients (27%) were pN+. Among them, six (33% of pN+ patients and 9% of the series) had at least one positive distant LN. All these patients had a positive distant LN along the right colic artery. These patients had a significantly advanced stage and more positive LNs than the others (stage III\u2010IV: 100% vs 22%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0009 and 6 [3\u201015] vs 0 [0\u201015], <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001, respectively). The presence of synchronous metastases was predictor of metastatic distant LNs (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.042).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Elective subtotal colectomy for TSF allows to discover distant positive LNs in nearly 10% of patients. 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