Radiation boost for synchronous solitary inguinal lymph node metastasis during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer

Abstract Background Some patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) present with inguinal lymph node metastases without evidence of other systemic disease, known as solitary inguinal lymph node metastasis (SILNM). These patients may represent a distinct subset who have a more favorable prog...

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Main Authors: Mo Chen, Shuai Liu, Meng Xu, Han-chen Yi, Yanping Liu, Fang He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2021-12-01
Series:Discover Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-021-00455-0