Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection for Colorectal Cancer: Predicting Pathologic Lymph Node Positivity and Optimizing Outcomes.
Neal BhutianiKentaro OchiaiMuhammad O AwiwiMiguel A Rodriguez-BigasAbhineet UppalOliver PeacockCraig MessickMichael G WhiteJohn M SkibberBrian K BednarskiY Nancy YouGeorge J ChangHarmeet KaurTsuyoshi KonishiPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2024)
Pathologically positive PALN are associated with poorer RFS and OS after PALN dissection for colorectal cancer. Clinicopathologic factors may predict pathologic PALN positivity. Curative-intent surgery may provide benefit, especially in patients with well-to-moderately differentiated primary tumors and possibly metachronous PALN disease.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- rectal cancer
- sentinel lymph node
- locally advanced
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- aortic valve
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- squamous cell carcinoma
- robot assisted
- radical prostatectomy
- adipose tissue
- radiation therapy
- prostate cancer
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension