Long-term outcomes after surgical dissection of inguinal lymph node metastasis from rectal or anal canal adenocarcinoma

Long-term outcomes after surgical dissection of inguinal lymph node metastasis from rectal or anal canal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background The 8th edition of the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification classifies inguinal lymph nodes as regional lymph nodes for anal canal carcinoma but non-regional lymph nodes for rectal carcinoma. This difference might reflect the different prognosis of inguinal lymph node metas...

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Main Authors: Taro Tanabe, Dai Shida, Sho Komukai, Yuya Nakamura, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Inguinal lymph node metastasis
Rectal cancer
Anal canal cancer
Inguinal lymph node dissection
NCCN guidelines
TNM classification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5956-y

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