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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019-12-01
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Series: | BJS Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50194 |