Can patients with good tumor regression grading after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy be exempted from lateral lymph node dissection?

Can patients with good tumor regression grading after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy be exempted from lateral lymph node dissection?

Abstract Objective To investigate whether lateral lymph node (LLN) dissection (LLND) can be exempted in patients with good tumor regression grading (TRG) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT)? Methods A retrospective study was conducted on consecutive patients with advanced rectal cancer who un...

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Main Authors: Xianwei Liu, Xuyang Yang, Qingbin Wu, Tong Zhang, Dan Jiang, Ziqiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-12-01
Series:Discover Oncology
Subjects:
Advanced rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
Lateral lymph node metastasis
Tumor regression grading
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-022-00607-w

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-022-00607-w

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