A client with colorectal cancer has no metastasis in regional lymph nodes. What can the nurse conclude from this about metastasis of this cancer?
A)The distal lymph nodes and other major organs will also not have metastasis.
B)The tumor has instead metastasized to distal lymph nodes.
C)The nurse cannot conclude anything about metastasis to other areas of the body.
D)The tumor has instead metastasized through the circulatory system to other major organs.

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A)In some types of cancer, the regional lymph nodes are a good marker for metastasis. However, metastasis from colorectal cancer is not always an orderly process, and the absence or presence of metastasis in regional lymph nodes has no bearing on metastasis to distal lymph nodes or other major organs.
B)In some types of cancer, the regional lymph nodes are a good marker for metastasis. However, metastasis from colorectal cancer is not always an orderly process, and the absence or presence of metastasis in regional lymph nodes has no bearing on metastasis to distal lymph nodes or other major organs.
C)In some types of cancer, the regional lymph nodes are a good marker for metastasis. However, metastasis from colorectal cancer is not always an orderly process, and the absence or presence of metastasis in regional lymph nodes has no bearing on metastasis to distal lymph nodes or other major organs.
D)In some types of cancer, the regional lymph nodes are a good marker for metastasis. However, metastasis from colorectal cancer is not always an orderly process, and the absence or presence of metastasis in regional lymph nodes has no bearing on metastasis to distal lymph nodes or other major organs.

A Client with Colorectal Cancer Has No Metastasis in Regional