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Pattern of recurrence and survival after D2 right colectomy for cancer: is there place for a routine more extended lymphadenectomy?

Matteo PalmeriAndrea PeriValentina PucciNiccolò FurbettaVirginia GalloGregorio di FrancoAnna PaganiChiara DaucciaCamilla FarèDesirée GianardiSimone GuadagniMatteo BianchiniAnnalisa ComandatoreGianluca MasiChiara CremoliniBeatrice BorelliLuca Emanuele PollinaGiulio Di CandioAndrea PietrabissaLuca Morelli
Published in: Updates in surgery (2022)
The absence of isolated CLM, as well as the cancer-specific OS reported in our series, support the routine use of RC-D2 for RCC. However, D3 lymphadenectomy may be recommended in selected patients, such as those with pre-operatively known CLM, or with lymph-node metastases close to the origin of the ileocolic vessels.
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