Prognostic impact of residual lateral lymph node metastasis after neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy in patients with advanced low rectal cancer

Background There is a lack of large studies focusing on the prognostic significance of lateral lymph node (LLN) metastasis following LLN dissection (LLND) in rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of LLN metastases on survival of patients with advanced low rectal...

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Main Authors: T. Akiyoshi, S. Toda, T. Tominaga, K. Oba, K. Tomizawa, Y. Hanaoka, T. Nagasaki, T. Konishi, S. Matoba, Y. Fukunaga, M. Ueno, H. Kuroyanagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-12-01
Series:BJS Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50194