Prognostic impact of residual lateral lymph node metastasis after neoadjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy in patients with advanced low rectal cancer.

Takashi AkiyoshiS TodaT TominagaK ObaK TomizawaY HanaokaT NagasakiT KonishiS MatobaYosuke FukunagaM UenoH Kuroyanagi

Published in: BJS open (2019)

LLN metastasis is not an independent predictor of local recurrence or survival. Survival of patients presenting with LLN metastasis after (chemo)radiotherapy was intermediate between that of patients with ypN0 status and those with mesorectal ypN2 positivity.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
papillary thyroid
radiation therapy
early stage
minimally invasive
cancer therapy