Increased lymph node yield indicates improved survival in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Increased lymph node yield indicates improved survival in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

Abstract Purpose It is recommended for colorectal cancer to harvest at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) during surgery to avoid understaging of the disease. However, it is still controversial whether it is necessary to harvest from locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients who underwent neoadjuvant c...

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Main Authors: Yaqi Wang, Menglong Zhou, Jianing Yang, Xiaoyang Sun, Wei Zou, Zhiyuan Zhang, Jing Zhang, Lijun Shen, Lifeng Yang, Zhen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-08-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
locally advanced rectal cancer
lymph node yield
neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
prognosis
tumor regression grade
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2372

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