A modified sentinel lymph node technique combined with endoluminal loco-regional resection for the treatment of rectal tumours: a 14-year experience.

S QuaresimaA M PaganiniG D'AmbrosioP UrsiAndrea BallaE Lezoche

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2018)

NGME during ELRR improves the lymph node harvest and staging accuracy. The long-term results showed satisfactory local (3.5%) and distant (7%) recurrence rates.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
combination therapy
free survival
replacement therapy