What is the role of lateral lymph node dissection in rectal cancer patients with clinically suspected lateral lymph node metastasis after preoperative chemoradiotherapy? A meta‐analysis and systematic review
Abstract Background Local lateral recurrence (LLR) in rectal cancer is increasingly becoming a significant clinical issue. Preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and lateral lymph node dissection (LLND)—when each approach is separately executed—cannot cure lateral lymph node metastasis (L...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-07-01
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Series: | Cancer Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2643 |