Necessity of external iliac lymph nodes and inguinal nodes radiation in rectal cancer with anal canal involvement

Necessity of external iliac lymph nodes and inguinal nodes radiation in rectal cancer with anal canal involvement

Abstract Background and purpose We aimed to explore the necessity of the external iliac lymph nodes (EIN) along with inguinal nodes (IN) region in clinical target volume (CTV) for rectal carcinomas covering the anal canal region. Materials and methods This research premise enrolled 399 patients who...

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Main Authors: Rong Zheng, YaZhen Zhang, RunFan Chen, Bingjie Guan, YuPing Lin, BiSi Wang, XiaoBo Li, Pan Chi, XiaoPing Chen, BenHua Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy
Inguinal lymph nodes
Rectal cancer
Anal canal involvement
Clinical target volume
External iliac lymph nodes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09724-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09724-9

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